KUALA LUMPUR: A registry with convicted child abusers will be set up so that all parents and schools can screen those who deal with kids, said Hannah Yeoh.

The Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister said her ministry will work with the office of Chief Justice Richard Malanjum next week to access the list of convicted offenders.

“We now want to have that list to allow parents and school operators - whoever deals with children - to go through this screening,” she said at BFM’s Health and Living Jr fair on Saturday (Oct 6).

This list of those convicted for child abuse-related offences will be put into an improved Child Registry which the ministry hopes to roll out by next year.

Another measure to safeguard children, said Yeoh, is to promote counselling in all People’s Housing Project (PPR or low-cost) flats.

So far there are eight PPR flats offering counselling services.

“A nation stops at charging a (sexual offender) in court but you forget about the victim,” she said.

“The victim also needs to go through therapy and healing process.”