HEALTH today will look closely over reports into the death of Baby P to see whether children’s services in the Island could learn lessons from the tragedy.

Mike Pollard (pictured), the chief executive of Health and Social Services, said that he was satisfied with what was already being done to improve the system. However, he said that issues raised in a damning report published by independent inspectors Ofsted into the performance of social services departments across Britain could flag up failings in Jersey.

It was  reported in the national press today that children’s services in the UK would be subject to unannounced checks. There are currently no plans to impose such an inspection regime in Jersey. As reported yesterday, Jersey is currently choosing an outside agency to act as an independent inspector of children’s services. Two are currently in the running, the Social Work Inspection Agency, from Scotland, and Ofsted. An announcement is due to be made in January as to who is to be given the role.