State Representative Anne Dauphinais, the Ranking House Republican Member on the Committee on Children, today issued the following statement on DCF Performance Audit Findings

“The findings of the audit offer a sobering snapshot of the immense challenges facing DCF—alongside some deeply troubling failures in both performance and procedure. Some of these shortcomings, like those involving the STAR group home, were already known. But that makes them no less unacceptable. Children in these situations are among the most vulnerable in our state and deserve nothing less than a system that intervenes swiftly and effectively. The commissioner must take these findings seriously and act on the recommendations without delay. We cannot allow this to become another case where auditors return years later with the same findings.

I urge every member of the Children’s Committee to thoroughly review this report and recommit to our responsibility: ensuring this agency is held accountable and that real reforms are made. “

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