Senior Lecturer at the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice of University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Udayakumara Amarasinghe, has been appointed as the Chairman of the National Child Protection Authority (NCPA).
He is also a member of the NCPA Board of Directors.
Amarasinghe also serves as the Director General of the National Authority for the Protection of Victims of Crime and Witnesses (NAPVCW).
The previous Chairman of the NCPA Prof. Muditha Vidanapathirana had tendered resignation on 25 October, following an alleged rift with State Minister Piyal Nishantha.