Last September, Toni-Ann, seven, was murdered with the man she believed to be her father. The report exposed serious failings by Birmingham social services department, the children's court service Cafcass, and the Immigration and Nationality Service.
Baroness Liz Barker, social services spokeswoman for the Lib Dems, said last week that Toni-Ann was at one stage in a private fostering arrangement - as was Victoria Climbie - and a compulsory system of registration and monitoring for children under 11 might have saved them.
Her amendment to the Bill derives from a long-standing campaign for such a system by the British Association for Adoption and Fostering. "The Bill helps, but does not go far enough," said Felicity Collier, the association's chief executive.
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