MP Barry Sheerman said he would summon Christine Gilbert to the select committee as soon as possible.
He told CYP Now: "There are some serious questions over Ofsted's role in the Haringey case. As soon as we can get Gilbert into our chair we will be asking her some very searching questions."
On Monday (1 December), the results of the urgent joint area review ordered by Children's Secretary Ed Balls after the death of Baby P was published. It identified significant weakness in safeguarding and child protection.
Balls sacked Haringey's director of children's services Sharon Shoesmith on Monday for failing to offer strategic leadership on safeguarding.
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