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Police, governments and industry giants have yet to decide how to target predators in the virtual world, Jim Gamble said.

Speaking at the start of a youth conference on internet security, Mr Gamble said more work is needed to safeguard curious and computer-savvy youngsters.

He said: "This is about giving kids a platform. What do they expect from law enforcement or from the Government?

"Do they want regulation of the internet? What demands will they make from industry? Their findings are potentially hugely influential."

He added: "We know what the problem is. Now it has got to be about developing a solution. We know children will push the envelope.

"We know they will get involved in high risk behaviour. We know predators will engage them - so what are we doing about it?"

The conference opened as a survey revealed more than one in 10 UK children have had sexually explicit conversations online. The annual Mobile Life survey for the Carphone Warehouse also found almost one in there young people had met strangers online.

But Mr Gamble, who is head of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (Ceop) Centre, said the findings were nothing new. He criticised businesses for spending money on surveys when it could be better invested elsewhere.

Mr Gamble said: "We know what the problem is, let's not duplicate or replicate the work that is being done."