Report 2021-112 Recommendation 27 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 #27 To: Stanislaus County

To ensure fair and impartial grievance hearings and to comply with state regulations Stanislaus County should, by July 2022 adopt grievance hearing policies allowing the complainant to challenge the impartiality of the grievance review officer.

60-Day Agency Response

Updated the policy with the recommendation.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Fully Implemented

Stanislaus County updated its grievance hearing policies to allow the complainant to challenge the impartiality of the grievance review officer.

All Recommendations in 2021-112

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.