International

Recommendations related to international

10

Recommendations

70% accepted

Government Response

Accepted (6)Accepted in Part (1)Not Accepted (2)Awaiting Response (1)

Recommendations in This Theme

recommendation across 3 inquiries

Across 3 inquiries

Bichard Inquiry Cranston Inquiry IICSA

Tagged Recommendations

10 total

CR7 Response Pending

Cranston Inquiry

IMO recommendation on triage tool

The Department for Transport must consider recommending to the International Maritime Organization that it consider incorporating an in-water mass casualty triage tool within its policies and procedures.

Department for Transport

High risk countries list for travel orders

The Home Office should bring forward legislation providing for the establishment and maintenance by the National Crime Agency of a list of countries where children are considered to be at …

- In January 2021, the Home Office confirmed that it would bring forward legislation to establish a list of countries where children are at high …

34 Not Accepted

DBS certificates for overseas work

The Home Office should introduce legislation permitting the Disclosure and Barring Service to provide enhanced certificates to UK nationals and residents of England and Wales applying for: 1. work or …

- In January 2021, the Home Office stated that the UK government would continue to work with ACRO to publicise the International Child Protection Certificate …

35 Not Accepted

Mandatory DBS for work with children overseas

The Home Office should introduce legislation making it mandatory for: 1. all UK nationals and residents of England and Wales to provide a prospective employer overseas with an enhanced Disclosure …

- In January 2021, the Home Office stated that although this recommendation envisaged placing the legal obligation on prospective employees, it continued to consider legislative …

Guidance on DBS for overseas work

The Home Office should ensure explanatory guidance is issued, providing clarity to recruiting organisations and individuals concerning the use of the Disclosure and Barring Service scheme for work and volunteering …

- In January 2021, the Home Office stated that the DBS signposts applicants to the International Child Protection Certificate scheme (Government Response, Home Office, January …

National plan for overseas CSA by UK nationals

The Home Office should coordinate the development of a national plan of action addressing child sexual abuse and exploitation overseas by UK nationals and residents of England and Wales, involving …

- In January 2021, the Home Office confirmed that it would implement this recommendation as part of the Tackling Child Sexual Abuse Strategy (Government Response, …

FR-11 Accepted in Part

Extend Disclosure Regime Overseas

The Inquiry recommends (as originally stated in its Children Outside the United Kingdom Phase 2 Investigation Report, dated January 2020) that the UK government introduces legislation permitting the Disclosure and …

- In January 2021, the Home Office stated that it would consider whether disclosure arrangements could be strengthened for those working with children overseas (Government …

Ratify Lanzarote Convention

The Chair and Panel recommend that the UK government ratifies the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse (the 'Lanzarote Convention') without …

- On 20 June 2018, the UK ratified the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse (the …

WeProtect international action on CSAM

The government should press the WeProtect Global Alliance to take more action internationally to ensure that those countries hosting indecent images of children implement legislation and procedures to prevent access …

- In November 2020, the UK government committed to continue working with the WeProtect Global Alliance to combat indecent images of children, including through the …

Bichard Inquiry

Overseas applicant checking

Proposals should be brought forward as soon as possible to improve the checking of people from overseas who want to work with children and vulnerable adults.