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1 Review and Expunction of Central Registries and Reporting Records 1 (2018)

handle is hein.scsl/reexrr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Review and Expunction of Central Registries and Reporting Records Records of child abuse and neglect reports are maintained by State child protection or social services agencies, often in statewide databases that are known as central registries.' These records are used to aid in the investigation, treatment, and prevention of child abuse cases and to provide statistical information for staffing and funding purposes. Central registry records also are used to screen persons who will be entrusted with the care of children. Since a person's eligibility for certain types of employment or to foster or adopt children can be affected by the contents of these records, most States also have procedures for a person to challenge the findings of a central registry record and to request the record's removal or expunction. Following an investigation, States classify child abuse records in a variety of ways, depending on the State's statutory language. The classification unsubstantiated often is ascribed to situations in which investigators have been unable to confirm the occurrence of abuse or neglect. Other terms for unsubstantiated can include unfounded, not indicated, or unconfirmed. The classification substantiated often is given to a report when a determination has been made that abuse or neglect likely did occur. Other terms for substantiated include founded, indicated, or confirmed. Several States maintain all investigated reports of abuse and neglect in their central registries, while other States maintain only substantiated reports. 1 For more information on this topic, see Child Welfare Information Gateway's Establishment and Maintenance of Central Registries for Child Abuse or Neglect Reports at https://www. chi ldwelfare.gov/topics/systemwide/laws-policies/statutes/centreg/. -m Child Welfare *a Information Gateway Children's Bureau/ACYF/ACF/HHS 800.394.3366 I Email: info@childwelfare.gov I https://www.childwelfare.gov

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