SELAYANG: The Selangor government will provide grants to help unregistered care centres comply with regulatory requirements, says a state executive councillor.
Selangor women and family empowerment, social welfare and care economy committee chairman Anfaal Saari said while the grants might not be substantial, they would help more than 400 unregistered care centres meet state and federal regulations.
“We can’t be sure if the centres meet training requirements or have mechanisms to ensure the rights of those living there are taken care of.
“The state government will assist these centres through the registration process to ensure proper compliance,” she said in a Maulidur Rasul and Malaysia Day community programme here.
Anfaal explained that the registration process could be challenging in some cases due to differing requirements set by local authorities, including planning permissions and building status conversions.
She said this following last week’s raids on 20 care homes in Selangor and Negri Sembilan, where 402 children were rescued.
She said in light of the case, Selangor’s special committee to improve care facilities for children and seniors was being finalised.
“The state government is very concerned about the case because of the alleged human rights violations that have been committed.
“The committee will examine whether to tighten existing by- laws under local authorities, introduce a new enactment under state law, or enhance federal legislation governing care centres,” Anfaal said.
