Singapore
Resources
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- Justice
- Travel & Tourism
Southeast Asia – Summary of Recommendations: Legal Interventions in Southeast Asia
by ECPAT International in 2022Available in: English
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- Justice
- Travel & Tourism
Singapore – Legal Checklist: Key Legal Interventions to Protect Children from Sexual Exploitation in Travel and Tourism
by ECPAT International in 2022Available in: English
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- Humanitarian & Migration
- Justice
- Online
- Travel & Tourism
Singapore – Country Monitoring Report
by ECPAT International in 2011Available in: English
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- Travel & Tourism
Regional Overview: Sexual Exploitation of Children in Southeast Asia
by ECPAT International in 2018Available in: English
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Regional Overview: The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in East and South-East Asia
by ECPAT International in 2014Available in: English
News and stories
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- Justice
- Travel & Tourism
Aperçus régionaux des cadres juridiques et politiques visant à protéger les enfants dans les voyages et le tourisme
by Natasha D’Cruz in 2022 -
- Justice
- Travel & Tourism
Regional overviews of legal and policy frameworks to protect children in travel and tourism
by Natasha D’Cruz in 2022 -
- Online
- Statements and Press Releases
Shaping a safer, digital world for children—together
by Natasha D’Cruz in 2022
Indicators
Age of Consent
Partial
Age of sexual consent is 16. The national legislation does not provide for a close-in-age exemption.
Analysis of country legislation on age of sexual consent, 2024
Extraterritoriality & Extradition
No
Passive extraterritoriality is provided for some SEC related offences.
Extradition applies to some SEC related offences but the double criminality principle applies
SECTT Legal Checklist Singapore, 2020
CSAM Definition
Not Yet Assessed
Background Check Required
Partial
There is a mandatory provision for criminal background checks for every national and non-national applying for work with children. It is unclear whether this requirement applies to volunteers.
SECTT Legal Checklist ASEAN, 2020
National Commitments
No
Singapore has ratified the CRC, the Trafficking Protocol and the ILO Convention No. 182.
Singapore has not ratified the OPSC, the OPIC, the UNWTO Framework Convention on Tourism Ethics nor the Council of Europe’s Lanzarote and the Budapest Conventions.
SECTT Legal Checklist ASEAN, 2020
Child Advocacy Centers
Not Yet Assessed
SEC Police Unit
Not Yet Assessed
Protection Standards Travel and Tourism
No
There are no child protection standards for the travel and tourism industry in place.
SECTT Legal Checklist ASEAN, 2020
Public SEC Case Data
Not Yet Assessed