Blue Card can be used as licence to offend, says child protection expert
"THE head of the states peak child protection group has slammed an over-reliance on the Blue Card system, warning it can be used as a licence to offend.
PeakCare Queensland executive director Lindsay Wegener said the scheme was seriously limited because it could only screen out people with a history of offending.
If I had not been caught, the first thing I would do is get a Blue Card, he said.
In the wake of charges against the foster family of murdered 12-year-old Tiahleigh Palmer, Child Safety Minister Shannon Fentiman has announced the Queensland Family and Child Commission will conduct reviews of the assessment and approval processes for foster carers and Blue Card holders."
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These are my thoughts exactly. The blue card is useless if it can be obtained and waved around by a pedo who has never been caught.
It does stop those who HAVE been caught, but it's not enough.