PUTRAJAYA: Parents and those working in child care should make full use of the child sex offenders registry before hiring a babysitter, said Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister Hannah Yeoh.
Starting April 1, she said they could visit any state Welfare Department (JKM) office and check if a potential babysitter has prior child sexual offences.
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