The Office of the Ombudsperson for Children was legislatively established as an independent, impartial office responsible to the Council and tasked with improving outcomes for children involved with the Child and Family Services Agency by holding agencies accountable for fulfilling their responsibilities under the law.

Statutorily, the Ombudsperson is required to submit an annual report to the Council on December 31, 2022 and every December 31 thereafter containing information collected over the course of the prior fiscal year (D.C. Law 23-270, Sec. 108). However, this report will serve to provide an update regarding work completed within the first five-months of implementation of OFC (July 25, 2022 - December 29, 2022).

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