Report 2021-112 Recommendation 19 Responses
Report 2021-112: The Child Abuse Central Index: The Unreliability of This Database Puts Children at Risk and May Violate Individuals' Rights (Release Date: May 2022)
Recommendation #19 To: Stanislaus County
To ensure that they correctly revise and resend reports that were incomplete and needed correction, by July 2022 Stanislaus County should develop policies and procedures for accurately responding to and tracking reports DOJ sends back for correction.
6-Month Agency Response
Policies and Procedures are in place and being followed. Continuing to follow-up on the question from the Auditor's Office on tracking reports DOJ sends back for correction.
- Completion Date: August 2022
- Response Date: November 2022
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Fully Implemented
Stanislaus County updated its policies and procedures to require staff to track and respond to reports DOJ sends back for correction.
60-Day Agency Response
Updated the policy to include this recommendation
- Completion Date: August 2022
- Response Date: July 2022
California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Partially Implemented
Stanislaus County developed policies and procedures for responding to reports DOJ sends back for correction, but it did not develop policies to track reports needing correction from the time that the county receives the report to the time that the county sends corrected reports to DOJ.
- Auditee did not address all aspects of the recommendation
All Recommendations in 2021-112
Agency responses received are posted verbatim.