Licensing resources
Forms and templates
The following approved forms have been updated following machinery of government changes - LCS1, LCS5, LCS6 and LCS8, effective from 26 June 2025.
Licensing of care services (LCS) forms
- LCS form 2: Application for a Child Safety and Personal History Screening Check LCS form 2: Application for a Child Safety and Personal History Screening Check
- LCS form 4a: Application to amend a care service licence under s.137 LCS form 4a: Application to amend a care service licence under s.137
Fact Sheet - Adding a care service Fact Sheet - Adding a care service Organisation Level Licensing - This form is used to apply to amend to: - LCS form 4b: Notification of changes affecting a care service licence LCS form 4b: Notification of changes affecting a care service licence - Organisation Level Licensing - This form is used to advise changes to:
- Organisational details (other than organisation name)
- Incorporation status
- Organisation Director(s) appointed/ceasing
- Licence Nominee/Contact Person details
- Any other relevant changes
- LCS form 6: Change in personal circumstances LCS form 6: Change in personal circumstances
- LCS form 7: Confirmation of Child Safety and Personal History Screening LCS form 7: Confirmation of Child Safety and Personal History Screening
- LCS form 9a: Licensee proposal for a person to oversee Nominee responsibilities - short term leave LCS form 9a: Licensee proposal for a person to oversee Nominee responsibilities - short term leave
- LCS form 9b: Licensee proposal for a person to oversee Nominee responsibilities - emergent leave LCS form 9b: Licensee proposal for a person to oversee Nominee responsibilities - emergent leave
- Fact Sheet - Nominee Planned and Emergent Leave (PDF, 139 KB) Fact Sheet - Nominee Planned and Emergent Leave (DOCX, 138 KB)
Guides and manuals
- Child Safety Licensing FAQ When can my organisation apply for a care service licence Child Safety Licensing FAQ When can my organisation apply for a care service licence - this document provides guidance to non-government organisations on the process for applying for a care service licence.
- In-Scope of Licensing Process for IPS Suppliers In-Scope of Licensing Process for IPS Suppliers - this document provides an overview of the in-scope of licensing process for Individualised Placement and Support (IPS) suppliers.
- Suitability and Screening Requirements for Child Safety Licensed Care Services: A guide for non-government organisations (PDF, 463 KB) Suitability and Screening Requirements for Child Safety Licensed Care Services: A guide for non-government organisations (DOCX, 559 KB) - designed to support licensed care service providers and licence applicant organisations to meet requirements in the Child Protection Act 1999 and the Working with Children Check Act 2000.
- Motor Vehicle Safety - Guidelines for Child Protection Placement Services Motor Vehicle Safety - Guidelines for Child Protection Placement Services - these guidelines cover a range of vehicle safety requirements and will assist non-government organisations in developing their own processes to mitigate risk as a part of ensuring the safety, wellbeing and best interests for children and young people in care, organisation staff and members of the community.
- Strengthening Queensland Residential Care Workforce - Minimum Qualification Standards Information Sheet Minimum Qualification Standards Information Shee - An information sheet outlining the minimum qualification requirements for all residential care staff working in Queensland, including the mandatory Hope and Healing trauma informed therapeutic care training, and a list of qualifications that are currently recognised as meeting the requirement standards.
- Incident management for residential care services Incident management for residential care services - to provide high level guidance to residential care services regarding incident management. This document supports the use of the Incident reporting guide for residential care services and should also inform and support the procedures of residential care services.
- Incident reporting guide for residential care services Incident reporting guide for residential care services- to support residential care services to appropriately report incidents. This includes determining the types of incidents which should be reported to the department and the associated reporting timeframes.
- Reporting missing children: Guidelines for approved carers and care services Reporting missing children: Guidelines for approved carers and care services - to support approved foster and kinship carers and staff in care services when responding to situations where a child in out-of-home care is missing from where they live. The guidelines are also relevant to carers who are subsequently granted long term guardianship of the child under the Child Protection Act 1999.
- LCS Factsheet – Blue Card requirements for young people turning 18 and remaining in placement LCS Factsheet – Blue Card requirements for young people turning 18 and remaining in placement - this document provides an overview for blue card requirements for young people turning 18 and remaining in a placement.
- Human Services Quality Framework (HSQF) certification for family based care services (PDF, 124 KB) (DOCX, 328 KB) - this document outlines the new family based care services investment specification to provide family based care services, Human Services Quality Framework (HSQF) requirements and the service types that fall into the scope of licensing.
Reporting missing children: Guidelines for appro – this document provides an overview for blue card requirements for young people turning 18 and remaining in a placement.
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