Report 2021-112 Recommendation 25 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 #25 To: Contra Costa County
To ensure fair and impartial grievance hearings and to comply with state regulations, Contra Costa County should, by July 2022 adopt grievance hearing policies allowing the complainant to challenge the impartiality of the grievance review officer.
6-Month Agency Response
Contra Costa County Children and Family Services added a section to its grievance hearing policies explaining the grievant/complainant's rights to challenge the grievance review officer based on impartiality.
- Completion Date: September 2022
- Response Date: November 2022
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Fully Implemented
Contra Costa County updated its grievance hearing policies to allow the complainant to challenge the impartiality of the grievance review officer.
60-Day Agency Response
Contra Costa County Children and Family Services has added a section to its grievance hearing policies that explain the grievant's right to challenge the impartiality of the grievance hearing officer.
- 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.