Vulnerable Adults (Managers of Places of Temporary Care and Protection and Places of Safety) Regulations 2018

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Vulnerable Adults Act 2018

(ACT 27 OF 2018)

Vulnerable Adults (Managers of Places of
Temporary Care and Protection and Places of
Safety) Regulations 2018

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 37 of the Vulnerable Adults Act 2018, the Minister for Social and Family Development makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations are the Vulnerable Adults (Managers of Places of Temporary Care and Protection and Places of Safety) Regulations 2018 and come into operation on 19 December 2018.

Duty to monitor vulnerable adult, provide progress report, etc.

2. The manager of a place of temporary care and protection or place of safety must —

(a)	monitor the care and wellbeing of every vulnerable adult committed to the place of temporary care and protection or place of safety under section 11(1)(a) or 14(1)(a) or (b) of the Act, as the case may be;
(b)	provide any information concerning the care and wellbeing of a vulnerable adult mentioned in paragraph (a) to the Director-General whenever requested by the Director-General; and [S 527/2020 wef 01/07/2020]
(c)	provide a progress report relating to the care and wellbeing of a vulnerable adult mentioned in paragraph (a) in such form, manner and frequency as required by the Director-General. [S 527/2020 wef 01/07/2020]

Duty to provide information in respect of offence

3.—(1) Where the manager of a place of temporary care and protection or place of safety reasonably suspects that an offence under the Act is, or has been, committed against a vulnerable adult during the vulnerable adult’s period of committal in the place of temporary care and protection or place of safety (as the case may be), the manager must immediately report the matter to the Director-General or an enforcement officer.

[S 527/2020 wef 01/07/2020]

(2) In making a report under paragraph (1), the manager must provide the Director-General or enforcement officer with all information concerning the suspected commission of the offence that is known to the manager.

[S 527/2020 wef 01/07/2020]

Duty to attend meeting with Review Board

4.—(1) The manager of a place of temporary care and protection or place of safety must, when required by the Review Board, attend any meeting of the Review Board to discuss or review a proper care plan for a vulnerable adult committed to the place of temporary care and protection or place of safety, as the case may be.

(2) Where the manager is unable to attend a meeting mentioned in paragraph (1), a suitable staff member employed in the place of temporary care and protection or place of safety (as the case may be) may attend the meeting on behalf of the manager.

Made on 5 December 2018.

CHEW HOCK YONG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Social and Family Development,
Singapore.

[MSF 116-001-379 V3; AG/LEGIS/SL/347A/2015/1 Vol. 1]