Country Care Snapshots

Malaysia

Progress Indicators
Effective
Social Welfare Spending
RM 79,672,800
Department of Social Welfare 2019
Child Welfare Spending
$ 0
Alternative Care Policy in line with the 2009 Guidelines
Limited
UNICEF Malaysia 2018
Centralised authority on adoption
No
MJF 2018
Commitment to Deinstitutionalistion/Reforms
Partly
KPWKM, Second to Fifth Periodic Report 2008-2018
Comprehensive child protection law
Partly
UNICEF SitAn 2020
Continuum of alternative care services available
Limited
UNICEF SitAn 2020
Data System
No
MJF 2018
Existence of a regulatory body and regulatory system
No
MJF 2018
Gatekeeping mechanism/policy
No
MJF 2018
Means of tracking progress with reforms
No
Moratorium on admission into institutions for children under 3
No
MJF 2018
Moratorium on new institutions
No
MJF 2018
National Action Plan
Limited
UNICEF SitAn 2020
Prevention of Separation Services available
Limited
MJF 2018
Support for careleavers (in legislation and in practice)
No
MJF 2018