Almost 40 blue cards suspended, 666 complaints made under Queensland's reportable conduct scheme
Queensland has suspended 39 'blue cards' for working-with-children clearances following the launch of a new reportable conduct scheme. The scheme aims to improve the detection of grooming and abuse by sharing information across agencies.
Why it matters
The implementation of this scheme is a significant policy shift in child protection and institutional accountability.
Deb Frecklington and Luke Twyford provided an update on the state's reportable conduct scheme on Monday. ( ABC News: Luke Bowden )
More than 666 notifications of reportable conduct have been received by the Queensland Family and Children's Commission since July.
Under the reportable conduct scheme, 39 blue cards have been suspended.
From next year, the reportable conduct scheme and blue card system will be part of the Queensland Protection Commission.
Link copied Share Share article A Queensland man has had his working-with-children clearance suspended after a girl alleged he was grooming her while working at an accommodation service housing teenagers.
Queensland Family and Child Commissioner Luke Twyford said the man was among 39 people to have their blue cards suspended in the two months since the state's reportable conduct scheme came into effect.
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