Blue cards
All foster carers, kinship carers and their adult household members as well as certain persons associated with licensed care services (persons in regulated employment) are required to hold a blue card issued by the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian (CCYPCG).
Carers and their adult household members
- Blue card
- Blue cards for carers - for people interested in becoming a carer.
- Blue cards for existing carers and their adult household members
Licensed care services
Nominees or directors
To be completed by people who are, or are applying to be, a nominee (paid or volunteer) or director of a licensed care service and returned to a Child Safety Services zonal office:
- Nominee or director of a licensed care service blue card application form (LCS/B)
- Nominee or director of a licensed care service blue card renewal form (LCS/B renewal)
Authorisation forms are used when the applicant already holds a current blue card. It permits CCYPCG to inform the department of the current status of an application, the validity of a blue card and any changes to the status of an application.
Paid employees
To be completed by paid employees of a licensed care service and returned to the CCYPCG:
- Paid employee of a licensed care service blue card application form (LCS/P)
- Paid employee of a licensed care service blue card renewal form (LCS/P renewal)
For paid employee authorisations, use the 'Authorisation to confirm a valid blue card' form, available from the CCYPCG website.
- Last updated
- 7 September 2009