DES-DCYF-CPS-Relative Placement 18 Month Performance Audit Followup

STATE OF ARIZONAOFFICE OF THE DEBRA K. DAVENPORT, CPA MELANIE M. CHESNEY AUDITOR GENERAL DEPUTY AUDITOR GENERAL AUDITOR GENERAL April 8, 2011 The Honorable Rick Murphy, Chair Joint Legislative Audit Committee The Honorable Carl Seel, Vice Chair Dear Senator Murphy and Representative Seel: Our Office has recently completed an 18-month followup of the Department of Economic Security, Division of Children, Youth and Families—Child Protective Services—Relative Placement regarding the implementation status of the 6 audit recommendations (including sub-parts of the recommendations) presented in the performance audit report released in September 2009 (Auditor General Report No. CPS-0902). As the attached grid indicates:  5 have been implemented, and  1 is in the process of being implemented. Unless otherwise directed by the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, this concludes our follow-up work on the Department’s efforts to implement the recommendations from the September 2009 performance audit report. Sincerely, Dale Chapman, Director Performance Audit Division DC:sjs Attachment cc: Clarence Carter, Director Department of Economic Security th2910 NORTH 44 STREET • SUITE 410 • PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85018 • (602) 553-0333 • FAX (602) 553-0051 Department of Economic Security— Division of Children, Youth and Families— Child Protective Services— Relative Placement Auditor General Report No. CPS-0902 18-Month Follow-up Report ...