Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Department of Probation and Child Care Services
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1976-1984
History
The Department of Probation and Child Care Services was established in 1956. Major functions of the department are Study diagnosis treatment and rehabilitation of children in need of correction under instituted care and of offenders placed on preemption care, protection of orphaned, deserted stranded and destitute children: Registration Supervision and Financial assistance to voluntary agencies engaged in child care work.
The probation services, Juvenile institutional correctional services, Registration and inspection of orphanages and approved homes, psychiatric services are provided for performance of above functions.
The probation services, Juvenile institutional correctional services, Registration and inspection of orphanages and approved homes, psychiatric services are provided for performance of above functions.
Places
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
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Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Control area
Description identifier
LK-NA/DPCS
Institution identifier
LK-NA
Rules and/or conventions used
ISAAR
Status
Final
Level of detail
Minimal
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Language(s)
- Sinhala
- English
Script(s)
- Latin