Singapore legislation
Regulation 22
of Children and Young Persons (Government Homes) Regulations 2011
Regulation 22
Punishment for indiscipline
Subregulation 1
Where the imposition of punishment on any resident of a home is necessary for the maintenance of discipline, the punishment shall be administered according to the discretion of the person-in-charge of the home or a member of the staff of the home who is authorised by the person-in-charge of the home.
Subregulation 2
For the purposes of paragraph (1), the person-in-charge of a home or a member of the staff of the home authorised by the person-in-charge thereof may only impose any one or more of the following forms of punishment (and no other form) on a resident of a home:
forfeiture or curtailment of rewards and privileges or deprivation of social activities for a specified period, except that the privileges forfeited shall not include the reception of visits from the resident’s parent or guardian;
performance of extra duties in and around the buildings or grounds of the home;
separation from other residents of the home in accordance with regulation 23;
corporal punishment in accordance with regulation 24.
Subregulation 3
The person-in-charge of a home shall —
record —
the reasons for his decision to impose any punishment on any resident of the home; and
the form of punishment imposed; and
inform the resident’s parent or guardian as soon as possible of the disciplinary action that has been taken and the punishment that has been imposed on the resident.