National plan for overseas CSA by UK nationals
IICSA · Children Outside the United Kingdom Phase 2 Investigation Report · Issued 30 January 2020 · Addressed to: Home Office
Source — verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation, C
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 input from all lead governmental agencies in the field.
IICSA, Children Outside the United Kingdom Phase 2 Investigation Report · 30 Jan 2020 Source PDF →
Published evidence summary
Publicly available evidence relating to this recommendation:
- In January 2021, the government published the Tackling Child Sexual Abuse Strategy, which included commitments to address child sexual abuse and exploitation overseas (Tackling Child Sexual Abuse Strategy, Home Office, January 2021).
- No published standalone national plan of action specifically addressing child sexual abuse by UK nationals overseas, as distinct from the broader strategy, has been identified to March 2026.
Response — verbatim from government
●UK Government
On 21 January 2021, the Home Office confirmed that it would implement this recommendation as part of the UK government's Tackling Child Sexual Abuse Strategy. The strategy sets out the government's national plan of action for tackling transnational child sex offenders (TCSOs).
UK Government · 22 May 2023 Written response →
Evidence trail — what's actually happened since
No published activity has been recorded against this recommendation yet.
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