Report 2021-112 Recommendation 29 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 #29 To: Stanislaus County

To ensure the confidentiality of sensitive and personally identifying information protected by state law, Stanislaus County should, by July 2022 adopt grievance hearing policies requiring the return of confidential evidence when the county provides such evidence to suspects for a grievance hearing.

60-Day Agency Response

Update policy with recommendation.

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

Stanislaus County updated its grievance hearing policies to require that confidential evidence be returned to the county at the conclusion of the hearing.

All Recommendations in 2021-112

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.