18. There are a number of specific issues considered in this second phase.
Civil orders:
- In what circumstances can the civil orders in question be made? What do they seek to achieve?
- How often have the powers to make such orders been used since they were introduced?
- What is the practical impact of such orders on known offenders when they have been used?
- Does the civil order regime offer effective protection from sexual abuse for children overseas? If not, how might the regime be improved?
Section 72 prosecutions:
- How often has section 72 been used in recent years to prosecute alleged child sexual abuse committed abroad?
- If section 72 is used relatively rarely, what are the reasons for that? Are these reasons justified?
- Does section 72 offer effective protection from sexual abuse for children overseas? If not, how might the regime be improved?
Disclosure and barring:
- How does the statutory disclosure and barring regime operate within England and Wales?
- To what extent does this regime take account of the sexual abuse of children overseas?
- To what extent does this regime operate in respect of organisations based in England and Wales which send workers or volunteers who have contact with children overseas?
- What regimes operate in respect of organisations based overseas which recruit British nationals or residents to work with children?
- Do these disclosure and barring regimes offer effective protection from sexual abuse for children overseas? If not, how might the regime be improved?