Chief inspector Christine Gilbert today faced a barrage of criticism from the cross-party group of MPs over the inspectorate's handling of children's services inspections.
Barry Sheerman MP, committee chair, accused Gilbert of being too "relaxed" about Ofsted's role in the Haringey Baby P case.
He claimed the watchdog's children's services inspections are less rigorous than inspections in schools and warned that the new Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA) inspections, due to launch next year, would not protect children sufficiently.
He said light touch inspections for high performing authorities, a key element of CAA, would allow local authorities to hide bad practice.
"Haringey would have got a lighter touch inspection if you based it on their rating in 2007," he said.
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