Goh Pei Ming on co-parenting arrangements between foster and biological parents

The Ministry of Social and Family Development will continue to grow the pool of foster parents so that more children in state care can be placed in safe and stable family-based settings. It has partnered fostering agencies, community organisations, religious groups and private organisations to raise awareness and recruit more foster families, as well as strengthen support measures. Minister of State for Social and Family Development Goh Pei Ming highlighted the initiatives in reply to parliamentary questions on Wednesday (Apr 8). He told the House that about six per cent of foster parents were deregistered each year on average over the past three years due to reasons such as new family commitments, health or age-related factors and relocation.