Sarah L. Ryley v. Department of Children and Families (SPR 20220147)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records January 27, 2022 SPR22/0147 Steven S. Treat, Esq. Assistant General Counsel/Records Access Officer Department of Children and Families 600 Washington Street; 6th Floor Boston, MA 02111 Dear Attorney Treat: I have received the petition of Sarah Ryley of the Boston Globe appealing the response of the Department of Children and Families (Department) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On December 21, 2021, Ms. Ryley requested records regarding “Family First,” and had not been provided with a response to her Requests Numbers 2, 3, and 4. As a result of not receiving any response regarding her outstanding requests, Ms. Ryley petitioned the Supervisor of Records, and this appeal was opened. Conclusion Where the Department provided Ms. Ryley with a January 21st response, I will consider this appeal closed. Ms. Ryley may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s January 21st response in 90 days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Sarah Ryley, Boston Globe One Ashburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 • (617) 727-2832• Fax: (617) 727-5914 sec.state.ma.us/pre • pre@sec.state.ma.us