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Schedule 14

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FOURTEENTH SCHEDULE

Paragraph 2(1) and First Schedule

SOCIAL AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT

Departments

1. Ministry of Social and Family Development

2. National Council of Social Service

3. National Council on Problem Gambling

4. Office of the Commissioner for the Maintenance of Parents

5. Office of the Public Guardian

6. Registry of Marriages

7. Tribunal for the Maintenance of Parents

Subjects

1. Early Childhood Development

(1)

Early Childhood Development Centres Act 2017

(2)

Early Childhood Infrastructure and Services Planning, Development

and Quality Assurance

(3)

Early Childhood Manpower Planning and Professional Development

2. Family and Child Welfare and Protection

(1)

Adoption of Children Act 2022

(2)

Children and Young Persons Act 1993

(3)

Community-based Specialist Services for Child Protection and Family

Violence

(4)

Early Intervention for Youth-at-risk

(5)

International Child Abduction Act 2010 (but not legal aid matters)

(6)

Residential and Community Care Services for Children, Youths in

need and Vulnerable Adults

(7)

Special Marriage Licences

(8)

Vulnerable Adults Act 2018

3. Family Development

(1)

Child Development Co-Savings Act 2001

(2)

Family Services

S 415/2025

(3)

Maintenance of Parents Act 1995 and related mediation

(4)

Mental Capacity Act 2008

(5)

Policy and Services for Persons with Disabilities

(6)

Policy Development on Family

(7)

Promoting Marriage and Parenthood

(8)

Public Education on Family

(9)

Women’s Charter 1961 (but not Parts 9, 9A and 10B and offences

against women and girls)

(10)

Parts 9, 9A and 10B of the Women’s Charter 1961 (jointly with the

Minister responsible for law), but not —

(a)

the powers under sections 77 and 91A;

(b)

the designation for the purposes of section 83(5)(b);

(c)

the authorisation for the purposes of section 91S(5)(a); and

(d)

the powers under section 91N(4)

(11)

The powers under section 91N(4) of the Women’s Charter 1961

4. Probation and Rehabilitation of Offenders

(1)

Criminal Procedure Code 2010 (community service orders only)

(2)

Probation of Offenders Act 1951

(3)

Residential Services for Juvenile Offenders

5. Problem Gambling

(1)

Casino Control Act 2006 (problem gambling only)

(2)

Public Education

(3)

Services for Prevention and Rehabilitation

(4)

Social Safeguards

6. Regulating Institutions of a Public Character and Charities in the Social

Services Sector

7. Social Sector Development

(1)

National Council of Social Service Act 1992

(2)

Policy Development on Funding, Infrastructure and Manpower

(3)

Regulations and Building Capabilities

S 415/2025

8. Social Services Integration

(1)

Coordinating

Planning

and

Delivery

of

Social

Services

and

Programmes

(2)

Developing Capabilities

(3)

Facilitation and Information Exchange Across Agencies and Social

Service Providers

(4)

Promoting Partnerships with Community for Social Service Outcomes

9. Social Support Services

(1)

Central Provident Fund Act 1953 (only the functions conferred on the

Minister responsible for social services)

(2)

Community Care Endowment Fund Act 2005

(3)

Destitute Persons Act 1989

(4)

Emergency Welfare Relief

(5)

[Deleted by S 407/2026 wef 01/07/2026]

(6)

Policy and Services for Vulnerable Seniors

(7)

Social Assistance for Low Income and Vulnerable Families

(8)

Social Residential Homes Act 2025

(9)

Student Care Services

(10)

Welfare Services for Destitute Persons

10. Women’s Development

S 415/2025

Report

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