Children under five to be removed from residential care in Qld

The report from the Child Safety Commission of Inquiry has been made public. (ABC News: Curtis Rodda)

A report by Queensland's Commission of Inquiry into Child Safety has made 52 recommendations ranging from overhauling out-of-home care to adoption access.

The commission found government policy has relied "too heavily " on residential care and recommended efforts and resources should focus on promoting family-based care.

Attorney-General Deb Frecklington said the government would establish a cabinet sub-committee and would respond to the report within two months.

Children under the age of five will be removed from residential care in Queensland, the child safety minister says, following a major inquiry.

The state's Commission of Inquiry into Child Safety made 52 recommendations to the government to address what it called serious failures.

The inquiry was announced by the state government last year to review and fix issues across the child safety sector, including inadequate care for thousands of Queensland children and soaring costs.

Child Safety Minister Amanda Camm told parliament Queensland had 2,258 children in residential care, including 78 under the age of five.

"I have made a policy decision no children under the age of five are to remain in residential care," she said.

Amanda Camm told parliament Queensland will need 1,000 more foster carers. (ABC News)

Chief executive of PeakCare, the state's peak body for child and family services, Kelly Jebb, welcomed the minister's commitment.

"The evidence tells us that children are more likely to do better in home-based environments, especially for very young children," she said.

Ms Camm said Queensland needs 1,000 more foster carers, who will "provide safety, stability and hope".

The report also recommends considering increasing access to adoption in Queensland, redesigning and restructuring the department, overhauling licensing of providers, simplifying child protection orders and putting children's best interests at the centre of case officers' decision making.

The inquiry was the third review into the system since 2004 and involved almost 50 hearings held over 10 months across Cairns, Brisbane and Townsville.

Releasing the 1,300-page From Pressure to Purpose report on Wednesday, Attorney-General Deb Frecklington said the government would establish a cabinet sub-committee and would respond to the report within two months.

Deb Frecklington says the government will establish a cabinet sub-committee to respond to the report within two months. (ABC News)

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