Strong governance, sound compliance practices, and timely reporting are foundational to SHINE Children and Youth Services’ ability to operate as a trusted social service organisation. As a registered charity and social service agency, SHINE is accountable to regulators, funders, partners, beneficiaries, and the wider community.
CBF-12: Governance, Compliance & Reporting ensures that SHINE continues to meet statutory obligations, uphold ethical standards, manage risks responsibly, and maintain organisational credibility—even during disruptions. In a business continuity context, this function safeguards SHINE’s licence to operate, protects its reputation, and enables informed leadership decision-making.
The Business Unit Minimum Business Continuity Objective (BU MBCO) defined for each Sub-CBF reflects the minimum level of governance and compliance capability that must be sustained during a disruption to prevent regulatory breaches, loss of funding, or erosion of stakeholder trust.
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Sub-CBF Code |
Sub-CBF |
Description of CBF |
Business Unit Minimum Business Continuity Objective (MBCO) |
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12.1 |
Compliance Monitoring |
Ongoing monitoring of compliance with laws, regulations, funding conditions, charity governance codes, and internal policies applicable to SHINE’s programmes and operations. |
Maintain essential compliance monitoring activities to detect and escalate high-risk non-compliance issues within 5 working days, prioritising statutory and funding-related requirements. |
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12.2 |
Regulatory Reporting |
Preparation and submission of mandatory reports to regulators, funders, and oversight bodies (e.g. annual returns, programme reports, incident reporting). |
Ensure all critical regulatory and funding reports are submitted by statutory or agreed deadlines, with any extensions formally communicated during disruptions. |
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12.3 |
Governance Oversight |
Oversight by the Board and senior management to provide strategic direction, accountability, and decision-making during normal and crisis conditions. |
Maintain minimum governance oversight through remote or alternative decision-making arrangements to ensure critical approvals and directions are provided within 72 hours of escalation. |
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12.4 |
Policy Development & Review |
Development, approval, and periodic review of organisational policies to ensure relevance, compliance, and alignment with regulatory and operational changes. |
Sustain the ability to apply existing approved policies and fast-track interim policy updates for high-risk areas within 10 working days when required. |
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12.5 |
Audit and Risk Management |
Management of internal and external audits, risk assessments, issue tracking, and mitigation actions to ensure organisational resilience and accountability. |
Preserve core risk management and audit coordination functions to identify, document, and manage critical risks, deferring non-critical audit activities until normal operations resume. |
CBF-12 Governance, Compliance & Reporting plays a pivotal role in ensuring SHINE’s long-term sustainability and integrity. While frontline services directly support children, youth, and families, robust governance and compliance functions operate quietly in the background to protect SHINE’s legal standing, funding continuity, and public trust.
By clearly defining Sub-CBFs and their Business Unit MBCOs, SHINE establishes realistic yet practical continuity expectations during disruptions. This enables leadership and staff to focus resources on what matters most—meeting statutory obligations, managing organisational risk, and maintaining transparent accountability—while creating the confidence needed to recover and strengthen operations post-incident.
This structured approach positions SHINE to remain resilient, credible, and mission-focused, regardless of the challenges it may face.
This chapter examines the impact areas of critical business functions within SHINE Children and Youth Services, with a specific focus on CBF-12: Governance, Compliance & Reporting.
As a social service organisation entrusted with the welfare of children, youth, families, donors, and regulators, SHINE’s governance and compliance functions underpin organisational credibility, legal standing, funding continuity, and public trust.
Assessing impact areas helps SHINE understand the financial, regulatory, operational, and reputational consequences of disruptions to governance-related processes.
This analysis supports informed decision-making, strengthens Minimum Business Continuity Objectives (MBCO), and ensures that essential oversight and compliance obligations are maintained even during crises.
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Sub-CBF Code |
Sub-CBF |
Impact Area |
Financial Impact – Monetary Loss (Estimated) |
Financial Impact – Calculation of Monetary Loss (State Formula for Calculations) |
Impact on MBCO – Affect MBCO |
Impact on MBCO – Impact |
Remarks – Description |
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12.1 |
Compliance Monitoring |
Regulatory, Legal, Reputational |
Medium (SGD 10,000 – 50,000) |
Regulatory penalties + cost of corrective actions + staff overtime |
Yes |
Delays compliance assurance and increases exposure to breaches |
Failure to monitor compliance may result in undetected non-conformance with MSF, NCSS, PDPA, or safeguarding requirements. |
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12.2 |
Regulatory Reporting |
Regulatory, Financial, Reputational |
High (SGD 20,000 – 100,000) |
Late submission fines + potential funding clawback + remedial reporting costs |
Yes |
May jeopardise funding timelines and organisational legitimacy |
Disruption affects statutory reporting to regulators and funders, impacting continued accreditation and grant disbursement. |
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12.3 |
Governance Oversight |
Strategic, Reputational, Operational |
Medium (SGD 15,000 – 60,000) |
Cost of emergency board meetings + external advisory support |
Yes |
Weakens leadership decision-making and crisis oversight |
Inadequate oversight during disruption may delay strategic decisions and increase organisational risk exposure. |
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12.4 |
Policy Development & Review |
Operational, Legal, Reputational |
Low to Medium (SGD 5,000 – 30,000) |
Cost of policy gaps remediation + staff retraining |
Partially |
Reduces the clarity of operational controls |
Outdated or unavailable policies may result in inconsistent practices and increased risk of non-compliance. |
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12.5 |
Audit and Risk Management |
Financial, Regulatory, Reputational |
High (SGD 25,000 – 120,000) |
Audit penalties + increased insurance premiums + corrective action costs |
Yes |
Increases risk of systemic failures |
Disruption may delay audits and risk assessments, reducing SHINE’s ability to detect and mitigate emerging risks. |
The impact analysis of CBF-12 Governance, Compliance & Reporting highlights its critical role in sustaining SHINE’s operational integrity, funding confidence, and public accountability.
While governance functions may not deliver direct frontline services, disruptions in these areas can have far-reaching financial, regulatory, and reputational consequences, ultimately affecting SHINE’s ability to fulfil its mission.
By clearly identifying impact areas and their influence on MBCO, SHINE is better positioned to prioritise continuity strategies, allocate resources effectively, and strengthen organisational resilience.
This structured understanding ensures that governance and compliance remain robust under all conditions—supporting long-term sustainability, stakeholder trust, and uninterrupted service to children and youth in need.
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