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State audit finds thousands of child-welfare cases with missed deadlines and delayed safety assessments; legislature refers DCFS audit for oversight
Summary
A performance audit of Utah’s Division of Child and Family Services analyzed over 23,000 FY2025 cases and identified roughly 3,200 missed priority response deadlines and more than 7,800 delayed or undocumented safety assessments; DHHS and DCFS leaders acknowledged the findings and the committee referred the audit for legislative follow-up.
Legislative auditors told the Legislative Audit Committee that their performance audit of the Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) found significant casework and supervisory shortcomings that put children at risk.
The audit team said it examined more than 23,000 child-welfare cases from fiscal year 2025 and identified just over 3,200 cases in which priority response deadlines were not met. The auditors also reported more than 7,800 cases where a required safety assessment was delayed or not documented. The presentation included…
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