Singapore legislation

Regulation 28

of Social Residential Homes (General) Regulations 2026

Regulation 28

Safeguard against abuse and neglect

Subregulation 1

The licensee and person‑in‑charge of a licensable SRH must establish and implement policies and processes to ensure that —

(a)

every resident is protected from abuse or neglect by any other individual (including another resident or an approved individual) at all times within the licensable SRH; and

(b)

any approved personnel who knows or has reason to believe that a resident has been subject to abuse or neglect by any other individual reports this fact to the Director‑General and licensee as soon as is practicable.

Subregulation 2

Every approved personnel for the licensable SRH must comply with —

(a)

the processes mentioned in paragraph (1)(a); and

(b)

the processes mentioned in paragraph (1)(b).