With effect from 1 July 2020, the court order for a Children or Young Person (CYP) who is labelled as "Beyond Parental Control" has been renamed the "Family Guidance Order" (FGO) to emphasise the importance of the family to guide and support CYPs with behavioural concerns.
A Family Guidance Order (FGO) is issued to CYPs who are below 16 years of age and display serious behavioural challenges that parents might apply for the Youth Court's assistance. Parents who wish to apply for an FGO must first arrange for an appointment to undergo a Pre-FGO screening with the appointed agencies.
In filing an FGO application, the parents and the CYP are first referred to attend a mandatory diversionary programme in the community termed "Pre-FGO Programme". This seeks to minimise the CYP’s exposure to the judicial system. If such diversionary measures fail, the Youth Court can place the CYP under statutory supervision at home or admit CYPs who display very high-risk behaviours into a residential facility.
New Beyond Parental Control Cases[1] by Gender
| Gender |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
| Male |
28 |
29 |
21 |
36 |
26 |
31 |
29 |
27 |
57 |
37 |
| Female |
51 |
41 |
39 |
47 |
40 |
45 |
42 |
58 |
51 |
49 |
| Total |
63 |
70 |
60 |
83 |
66 |
76 |
71 |
85 |
108 |
86 |
New Beyond Parental Control Cases[2] by Age
| Age |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
| 10 years and below |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 11-12 years |
4 |
8 |
6 |
12 |
3 |
9 |
3 |
4 |
8 |
3 |
| 13-14 years |
32 |
36 |
31 |
40 |
39 |
39 |
24 |
42 |
56 |
52 |
| 15 years |
27 |
23 |
23 |
30 |
24 |
27 |
44 |
39 |
44 |
30 |
| Total |
63 |
70 |
60 |
83 |
66 |
76 |
71 |
85 |
108 |
86 |
Source: Ministry of Social and Family Development
Statistics were last updated on 16 April 2020
Footnote:
1,2 Applies to BPC applications directed to MSF by Court for a social investigation.