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Learning from Denmark's child care?

On the eve of the Baby P report, More4 News travels to Denmark to find out what we can learn from their childcare system.

Tomorrow will see the publication of yet another report into the failings of the care system for vulnerable children, when Lord Laming gives his recommendations following the death of Baby P.

That case saw social workers criticised for failing to take the child into care. But social workers are often criticised when they do intervene - not least because the experience of children within the care system is often far from ideal.

But does it have to be like that? Nina Teggarty has been looking at a country with a significantly better record than Britain.

Alex Thomson speaks to Labour MP Barry Sheerman, who's the chairman of the select committee on children, schools and families.