Singapore legislation
Regulation 23
of Children and Young Persons (Government Homes) Regulations 2011
Regulation 23
Separation from other residents
Subregulation 1
Where a resident of a home is guilty of serious misconduct, the person-in-charge of the home may, in his discretion, separate the resident from the other residents in the home.
Subregulation 2
Any such punishment under paragraph (1) shall only be imposed on a resident of a home subject to the following conditions:
no resident below 12 years of age shall be separated from the other residents in the home;
the room in which the resident is kept separate from the other residents shall be bright and airy and kept lighted after dark;
the resident who is kept separate from the other residents shall be provided with means of communication with a member of the staff of the home; (d)no resident shall be separated from the other residents in the home for more than 30 consecutive days except with the prior approval of the Director-General.
Subregulation 3
The person-in-charge of a home shall record the reasons for his decision to separate any resident of the home from the other residents in the home, and the period of the separation.