State investigators found dozens of instances in which the addresses of homes under DCF matched those of Level 2 and 3 sex offenders, according to an audit released today that found the state’s child welfare agency does not screen for whether sex offenders live in a foster home’s neighborhood, does a shoddy job of keeping records on the background checks it performs on foster parents, and lags in getting kids in its care to doctors.
- Audit Finds DCF Maintains Condition Where ‘Risks Can Become Reality’
- Massachusetts Auditor Suzanne Bump finds problems with medical exams, background check records at DCF
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