Report 2021-112 Recommendation 21 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 #21 To: Contra Costa County
To ensure that CACI contains accurate and complete information, and to ensure that individuals' rights are adequately protected, by July 2022 Contra Costa County should develop policies for removing existing reports in CACI when warranted.
6-Month Agency Response
Contra Costa County Children and Family Services has finalized and implemented its enhanced policies which include instructions to request removal of existing CACI reports.
- Completion Date: September 2022
- Response Date: November 2022
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Fully Implemented
Contra Costa County updated its policies and procedures to outline how staff should remove existing reports from CACI when warranted.
60-Day Agency Response
Contra Costa County Children and Family Services has developed additional content and enhanced its policies to include staff instructions on how to request the removal of existing reports from the CACI database when warranted by subsequent findings or hearings.
- Completion Date: August 2022
- Response Date: August 2022
California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending
Contra Costa County's policies and procedures are not yet finalized.
- Auditee did not substantiate its claim of full implementation
All Recommendations in 2021-112
Agency responses received are posted verbatim.