International Child Abduction Act since Its Enactment

Debated in Parliament on 21 Oct 2013.

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Ms Ellen Lee inquired about the International Child Abduction Act’s implementation, including which contracting states Singapore’s central authority has contacted for child returns, difficulties faced, and countries that have not reciprocally recognized Singapore as a contracting state.
She also asked for statistics on cases since the Act’s enactment in March 2011, detailing applicant demographics, success and failure rates, reasons for outcomes, and average waiting times for child returns.
Minister Chan Chun Sing responded that 30 out of 90 contracting states have accepted Singapore’s accession, and the Singapore Central Authority has handled five cases involving France, Germany, Hong Kong, and the U.S., with an average resolution time of 2.5 months.
The central authority also assists requests from non-contracting states by providing legal information and support, while Singapore continues to engage with other jurisdictions to improve practices under the Convention.

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Ms Ellen Lee asked the Minister for Social and Family Development since the enactment of the International Child Abduction Act (a) which are the contracting states that the central authority has been in contact with to request the return of a child; (b) what difficulties has the central authority encountered; and (c) how many countries have yet to agree to reciprocate in giving due recognition to Singapore as a contracting state and which countries are these.

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Ms Ellen Lee inquired about the International Child Abduction Act’s implementation, including which contracting states Singapore’s central authority has contacted for child returns, difficulties faced, and countries that have not reciprocally recognized Singapore as a contracting state.
She also asked for statistics on cases since the Act’s enactment in March 2011, detailing applicant demographics, success and failure rates, reasons for outcomes, and average waiting times for child returns.
Minister Chan Chun Sing responded that 30 out of 90 contracting states have accepted Singapore’s accession, and the Singapore Central Authority has handled five cases involving France, Germany, Hong Kong, and the U.S., with an average resolution time of 2.5 months.
The central authority also assists requests from non-contracting states by providing legal information and support, while Singapore continues to engage with other jurisdictions to improve practices under the Convention.

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International Child Abduction Act since Its Enactment

Debated in Parliament on 21 Oct 2013.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

Ms Ellen Lee inquired about the International Child Abduction Act’s implementation, including which contracting states Singapore’s central authority has contacted for child returns, difficulties faced, and countries that have not reciprocally recognized Singapore as a contracting state.
She also asked for statistics on cases since the Act’s enactment in March 2011, detailing applicant demographics, success and failure rates, reasons for outcomes, and average waiting times for child returns.
Minister Chan Chun Sing responded that 30 out of 90 contracting states have accepted Singapore’s accession, and the Singapore Central Authority has handled five cases involving France, Germany, Hong Kong, and the U.S., with an average resolution time of 2.5 months.
The central authority also assists requests from non-contracting states by providing legal information and support, while Singapore continues to engage with other jurisdictions to improve practices under the Convention.

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Ellen Lee

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Ms Ellen Lee inquired about the International Child Abduction Act’s implementation, including which contracting states Singapore’s central authority has contacted for child returns, difficulties faced, and countries that have not reciprocally recognized Singapore as a contracting state.
She also asked for statistics on cases since the Act’s enactment in March 2011, detailing applicant demographics, success and failure rates, reasons for outcomes, and average waiting times for child returns.
Minister Chan Chun Sing responded that 30 out of 90 contracting states have accepted Singapore’s accession, and the Singapore Central Authority has handled five cases involving France, Germany, Hong Kong, and the U.S., with an average resolution time of 2.5 months.
The central authority also assists requests from non-contracting states by providing legal information and support, while Singapore continues to engage with other jurisdictions to improve practices under the Convention.

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