Blue cards for care of children under the Child Protection Act 1999

You will need a blue card if you:

• provide care for a child as an approved carer—not including as a provisionally approved carer—for example if you are a foster or kinship carer
• are an adult living in a home where care is being provided for a child, for example living in a home where foster or kinship care is being provided
• will be doing any work inside a licensed residential facility
• are responsible for directly managing a licensed care service
• are performing a risk-assessed role for a licensed care service.

A risk-assessed role is defined in section 123A of the Child Protection Act 1999. Read more about what a risk-assessed role is in table 2 of the Suitability and screening requirements for child safety licensed care services guide or download licensing resources.