Singapore legislation
Regulation 17
of Children and Young Persons (Government Homes) Regulations 2011
Regulation 17
Writing and receipt of letters
Subregulation 1
The person-in-charge of a home shall ensure that every resident of the home shall be encouraged to write to his parent, guardian, relatives and friends or, if he is unable to write, to dictate his letter to a member of the staff of the home.
Subregulation 2
Subject to paragraph (3), the person-in-charge of a home shall ensure that every resident of the home is allowed to receive letters from his parent, guardian, relatives and friends.
Subregulation 3
The person-in-charge of a home shall not allow any letter to be posted or received by a resident of the home unless the contents thereof have been screened by the person-in-charge or a staff of that home authorised by that person-in-charge.