The Arizona Department of Child Safety will be making more information public on cases of child abuse that result in fatality. The child-welfare agency’s expanded disclosure requirements go into effect Friday.
DCS will be making the changes to comply with a new Arizona law signed by Gov. Doug Ducey earlier this year.
Now, in most cases of child fatalities or near fatalities the agency must make certain information available to the public including the child’s name, whether the child had experienced abuse in the past and the general location of the perpetrator.
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"We’ve been working hard to make sure that going forward we’ll be able to be as transparent as possible regarding these postings and provide as much information is allowable," said Bryan Pahia, a spokesman with the agency.
The law also requires DCS to provide a public summary within 90 days of the start of an investigation.
