Government Services on outcome indicators reporting definitions and data for health and wellbeing of the requirements through relevant agencies ‘improved and and portfolios. child’, ‘safe return home’ ‘permanent care’. 12.4 Each state and territory government should Accept in principle revise existing mandatory accreditation The Queensland Government is schemes to: committed to ensuring that out-of-home incorporate compliance with the Child care service delivery is of the highest Safe Standards identified by the Royal quality. Queensland's child protection Commission system is one of the most highly extend accreditation requirements to regulated in Australia. The Queensland both government and non-government Government is currently implementing out-of-home care service providers. recommendations from the Queensland Family and Child Commission's Review of Foster Care, including strengthening carer assessment, approval and monitoring. The next stage of review of the Child Protection Act 1999 will consider the Royal Commission's recommendations as part of its comprehensive review of the regulation of care including carer approvals and licensing of care services. 12.5 In each state and territory, an existing Accept in principle statutory body or office that is independent of The Queensland Government is the relevant child protection agency and committed to ensuring that the care service providers, for example a accreditation of out-of-home care delivery guardian, should have responsibility is of the highest quality. Queensland's children’s for: child protection system is one of the most receiving, assessing and processing highly regulated in Australia. applications for accreditation of care service providers The Queensland Government is currently conducting audits of accredited implementing recommendations from the care service providers to ensure Queensland Family and Children ongoing compliance with accreditation Commission's Review of Foster Care, standards and conditions including strengthening carer assessment, approval and monitoring. The next stage of review of the Child Protection Act 1999 will consider the Royal Commission's recommendations as part of its comprehensive review of the regulation of care including carer approvals and licensing of care services. 12.6 In addition to a National Police Check, Accept in principle Working With Children Check and referee The Queensland Government recognises checks, authorisation of all foster and the importance of ensuring carer kinship/relative carers and all residential care suitability and is committed to staff should include: comprehensive screening processes. community services checks of the prospective carer and any adult The Queensland Government currently household members of home-based conducts child protection and personal carers history checks on all prospective foster and kinship carers. The Queensland Government is currently implementing
Government Services on outcome indicators for ‘improved health and wellbeing of the child’, ‘safe return home’ and ‘permanent care’. reporting definitions and data requirements through relevant agencies and portfolios. 12.4 Each state and territory government should revise existing mandatory accreditation schemes to: incorporate compliance with the Child Safe Standards identified by the Royal Commission extend accreditation requirements to both government and non-government out-of-home care service providers. Accept in principle The Queensland Government is committed to ensuring that out-of-home care service delivery is of the highest quality. Queensland's child protection system is one of the most highly regulated in Australia. The Queensland Government is currently implementing recommendations from the Queensland Family and Child Commission's Review of Foster Care, including strengthening carer assessment, approval and monitoring. The next stage of review of the Child Protection Act 1999 will consider the Royal Commission's recommendations as part of its comprehensive review of the regulation of care including carer approvals and licensing of care services. 12.5 In each state and territory, an existing statutory body or office that is independent of the relevant child protection agency and care service providers, for example a children’s guardian, should have responsibility for: receiving, assessing and processing applications for accreditation of care service providers conducting audits of accredited care service providers to ensure ongoing compliance with accreditation standards and conditions Accept in principle The Queensland Government is committed to ensuring that the accreditation of out-of-home care delivery is of the highest quality. Queensland's child protection system is one of the most highly regulated in Australia. The Queensland Government is currently implementing recommendations from the Queensland Family and Children Commission's Review of Foster Care, including strengthening carer assessment, approval and monitoring. The next stage of review of the Child Protection Act 1999 will consider the Royal Commission's recommendations as part of its comprehensive review of the regulation of care including carer approvals and licensing of care services. 12.6 In addition to a National Police Check, Working With Children Check and referee checks, authorisation of all foster and kinship/relative carers and all residential care staff should include: community services checks of the prospective carer and any adult household members of home-based carers Accept in principle The Queensland Government recognises the importance of ensuring carer suitability and is committed to comprehensive screening processes. The Queensland Government currently conducts child protection and personal history checks on all prospective foster and kinship carers. The Queensland Government is currently implementing
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