Record groups of Department of Nationa Archives

Department of Probation and Child Care Services

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.

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

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