MPs call for better post-adoption checks, regulation of agencies

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SINGAPORE - When Mr Christopher de Souza's adopted daughter was young, he and his wife would tell her she"came from her tummy mummy's tummy", but she was born in their hearts.

SINGAPORE - When Mr Christopher de Souza's adopted daughter was young, he and his wife would tell her she"came from her tummy mummy's tummy", but she was born in their hearts.

During the debate, MPs also touched on the need to regulate adoption agencies and conduct adequate post-adoption checks to ensure the safety of adopted children. Several MPs called for the regulation of the adoption sector, including the mandatory accreditation of adoption agencies such as through a published registry of accredited agencies, to standardise them and determine their suitability to operate.

Responding to calls to ramp up assistance for prospective adopters, Minister for Social and Family Development Masagos Zulkifli said such assistance measures would include authorised adoption agencies.

 

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