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Chapter 9. Matters of concern

• Key steps
  1. Decide whether information constitutes a matter of concern
  2. Assess a child placement concern report
  3. Investigate and assess a matter of concern notification
  4. Develop and monitor an action plan
• What ifs
• Resources

Resources

Forms and templates

• Application for approval - Form 3 APA (PDF 355 KB)
• Letter to approved carer/staff member – CPCR outcome (Word 40 KB)
• Letter to approved carer/staff member – advice of matter of concern notification (Word 35 KB)
• Letter to approved carer/staff member – advice of notification outcome (Word 39 KB)

Child Safety Services' resources

• Checklist for assessing a child placement concern report
• Checklist for investigating and assessing a matter of concern notification
• Critical Incident Report
• Information sheet about support persons and advocates in matters of concern (PDF 40 KB)
• Information sheet for children and young people (PDF 35 KB)
• Police referral fax (Word 138 KB)
• Practice guide: The assessment of harm and risk of harm
• Practice resource: Matters of concern - key concepts and definitions (PDF 32 KB)
• Practice resource: Notifiers and mandatory notifiers (PDF 30 KB)
• Practice resource: The role of a support person (PDF 32 KB)
• Statement of commitment between the Department of Child Safety, foster care services and the carers of Queensland

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