However, the women, family and community development minister said these parents and families must be thoroughly assessed first to ensure they are capable of providing the children with proper care and support.

Nancy told the Dewan Rakyat that her ministry had been directly involved in the operations led by the police to rescue 560 children from premises linked to GISBH.

The rescued children – 283 boys and 277 girls – are now in the temporary custody of the social welfare department (JKM), as ordered by the court.

“While our priority is to reunite these children with their families, we must first ensure that their parents or guardians can provide a safe and supportive environment,” Nancy said.

She added that her ministry has formed a task force to profile the children and assess their physical, mental, and emotional well-being.

“Early findings indicate that almost all of the children still have at least one parent, while the rest are either orphans or have unknown parental status.”

In cases where the family environment is deemed unsafe, Nancy said alternative care arrangements, such as foster homes or long-term placements in suitable facilities, would be carried out.

She added that her ministry is working with religious bodies like the Islamic development department (Jakim) and Selangor Islamic religious council (Mais) to provide religious education for the children while they remain in government care.

Last month, police raided 20 welfare homes linked to GISBH and rescued more than 600 children. Some of them were allegedly sexually abused.

More than 400 people linked to the group have been arrested, including 58 who have been detained under the controversial Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma).