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Child Protection Service Officers' Statistics

Debated in Parliament on 7 Nov 2023.

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for Social and Family Development about the number of Child Protection Service officers and their average caseload over the past five years.
The number of Child Protection Officers has increased by about 33% over the last five years, reaching around 60 officers in 2022.
Each Child Protection Service officer handles approximately 40 cases at any given time.

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang

#1

Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for Social and Family Development for each of the past five years (a) what is the number of Child Protection Service (CPS) officers; and (b) what is the mean and median number of cases that each CPS officer manages.

Masagos Zulkifli B M M

#2

Over the last five years, the number of Child Protection Officers has increased by about 33%, to around 60 officers in 2022. Each officer handles about 40 cases at any point in time.

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for Social and Family Development about the number of Child Protection Service officers and their average caseload over the past five years.
The number of Child Protection Officers has increased by about 33% over the last five years, reaching around 60 officers in 2022.
Each Child Protection Service officer handles approximately 40 cases at any given time.

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