Brown pledge over Baby P case
Gordon Brown has pledged that he would do "everything in my power" to prevent a repeat of the Baby P tragedy.
The Prime Minister spoke as it emerged that ministers were warned about Haringey Council's child protection services six months before the little boy's harrowing death.
Speaking on a trip to New York, Mr Brown said: "I am determined to do everything in my power to make sure that this does not happen again. Every family needs to know that their children are safe at night."
The Prime Minister added: "I am determined that everything we do, the inquiries we are having in this case, reveal everything that went on. But I am absolutely sure that, like me, every parent in the country is outraged and shocked by what has happened and angered about what happened to that infant.
He acknowledged there had been correspondence with ministers but refused to be drawn on the details.
Haringey has apologised for not doing more to protect 17-month-old Baby P who died in a blood-spattered cot having suffered more than 50 injuries,
Social workers failed to raise the alarm despite 60 visits over an eight-month period, in which time he suffered more than 50 injuries.
Attention is now likely to turn to the Government after it was revealed the council's performance was flagged up by whistleblower Nevres Kemal in February last year - six months before Baby P's death in August.
Downing Street has insisted the correct procedures were followed concerning the whistleblower's claims. "There is an appropriate body for complaints regarding social care," a spokesman said. "It is right that complaints should be directed to the Commission for Social Care Inspection to take appropriate action."
He rejected Conservative accusations of "bureaucratic buck-passing".
