Children Found in Need of Care or Protection and Committed to Care of Care Providers

17 Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for Social and Family Development for each year in the past five years (a) how many children or young persons are found to be in need of care or protection under section 5(1)(c)(ii) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1993; and (b) in how many cases has an order been made under section 54(1)(b) for the child or young person to be committed to the care of a care provider.

Mr Masagos Zulkifli B M M: In 2023, there were fewer than 30 new cases investigated by the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) under section 5(1)(c)(ii) of the Children and Young Persons Act (CYPA), of which, fewer than 10 of such cases were brought to Court and placed in alternative care under section 54(1)(b) of the CYPA.

For the preceding years, MSF does not have the statistics requested. However, MSF expects that they exhibit a similar volume and pattern.