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What did we learn from Baby P case?

Andrew Neil | 09:49 UK time, Thursday, 12 March 2009

babyp.jpgWhat lessons have we learnt following the tragic death of ? Today , who suggested numerous reforms following the tragic death of another child, (nine years ago), will today issue another report. It's expected to say that his original reforms have still to be properly implemented by some councils.

As we go on air today, Children's Secretary will be addressing Parliament on those findings. We'll hear what he has to say to the House.

We'll also hear what Lord Laming has to say and in the studio we'll be interviewing the head of children's services from and the Liberal Democrat MP and former Haringey councillor .

Also today the mittee is taking a look at local government, so we thought we would too.

Some of the figures make shocking reading with one individual council spending £9m on publicity, one buying carpets worth £750,000 - with another buying sat-navs for lawn-mowers!

We'll be looking what they pay their leaders - it's a lot - and at their pension pots.

Tune in for what could be a good old ding dong between the and the .

martha_lane.jpgWe'll also be looking at the retirement age and our guest of the day will be the entrepreneur .

All that coming up at midday and later on iPlayer.

Why not come for a with us as well.

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