The Sexual Offences and Obscene Publications Bill is set to complete its passage through the House of Keys today (Tuesday).

The bill will among other things introduce ’sexual risk orders’, which could be imposed on people who may not been convicted of an offence and could lead to them being prohibited from certain activities. Details of anyone who was the subject of a sexual risk order would be on a ’need to know’ basis.

In addition, the bill will ban Manx media - both mainstream and social - from identifying defendants in sex offence cases up until a conviction, although the ban cannot be extended to media from off-island.

It is expected to receive its third and final reading this morning and will then be passed to the Legislative Council for further scrutiny.

Also due a third reading is the Regulation of Care (Amendment) Bill, which has already been through Legislative Council. It corrects an anomaly that means, currently, agencies supplying health workers solely to the Health Department still have to register in the island, which could impact on their supply of ’essential staff’. Agencies supplying staff to the private sector and to GPs would still have to register.

Making its first official appearance, in amended format from when it went out to consultation a year ago, is the long-awaited Education Bill. As it is due a first reading, there will be no debate at this stage. There will be plenty further down the line.

Meanwhile, Education Minister Graham Cregeen is seeking to amend the procedures for Legislative Council elections. Don’t worry, it’s nothing so shocking as allowing the public to have a say, it will just state that each MHK can use up to as many votes as there are vacancies to be filled.

In terms of the question paper, unsurprisingly there are more about the future of sub-post offices in the Isle of Man, as well as a request for a progress report on the gas regulatory bill, along with public sector housing, patient transfer and what the latest is on the re-opening of the private wing at Noble’s Hospital.

In the Legislative Council the Domestic Abuse Bill - which for the first time defines domestic abuse in law and outlines specific offences that could bring about prison sentences of up to 14 years - arrives for a first reading. Unlike in the House of Keys, when the upper chamber has a first reading, there can be some debate.

The Limitation (Childhood Abuse) Bill, which removes restrictions on the time within which a child abuse victim can bring a personal injury case, is set to complete its passage through th legislature with a third reading.

Down for its second reading and scrutiny of clauses is the Children and Young Persons (Amendment) Bill, which sets up a child death review panel to examine whether any further action is needed after such incidents.