The Children and Young Persons Bill cleared its final stage in the House of Commons last night. If passed, the bill would extend the original 2004 deadline for the private fostering registration scheme by three years. Shadow Children's Minister Tim Loughton tabled an amendment to the Children and Young Persons Bill, which would have obliged the Secretary of State to set up an immediate registration scheme. Labour MPs rejected the amendment and stood by the decision to extend the deadline. Tim...