PUTRAJAYA: In light of baby Adam Rayqal Mohd Sufi’s death, the Government has called for the existing Child Registry to be improved where adults in contact with children must be subjected to stringent screening, says Hannah Yeoh.
“The ministry will propose to the Cabinet to improve the Child Act ... and will cover all offences including sexual crime, mental illnesses as well as police and court records,” said the Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister.
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