Qld's child watchdog may cut research

QUEENSLAND'S child protection watchdog says it will consider cutting back research and analysis work to cope with a five per cent budget cut.

Elizabeth Fraser, Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian, told a budget estimates hearing that her budget would be reduced by $2.4 million each year over the period of the forward estimates.

She said the commission would be able to absorb the reduction through introducing cost efficiencies and there had been no permanent job losses.

She said it would also be able to continue to fulfil its legislative functions.

But Ms Fraser said she may start having to make cuts to services.

"Our priority in our statute is always for vulnerable groups within the child and youth populations, and we will always prioritise our activities towards making sure those services are made available," she told the hearing.

"In that re-prioritisation, the areas which will be looked at is our capacity to look at broader research and analysis work which may need to be considered."

Child Safety Minister Tracy Davis said the department took on an unfunded child safety black hole of $72 million in 2011-12, rising to $78 million in 2012-13.

To make some savings, the Neighbourhood Centre program and the Youth at Risk and Youth Support programs had 10 per cent budget cuts. One-off grants for emergency relief would also no longer be provided.

"While we've had to make tough decisions, delivering frontline support and services most in need remains front and centre of the department's activities," Ms Davis told the hearing.

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