Heather Bellamy spoke with Nola Leach, the CEO of CARE, about the results of a new survey.

Nola: I think it's economic. There are those who are on a very definite route of wanting to feed pornography into the sexual exploitation industry, but I think primarily the reason is economic, from the internet service providers and mobile phone operators. Pornography is a very lucrative area of activity and they resist very strongly any attempts to curb the activity.

Heather: CARE have responded to these findings, so what is it that you want Government to do?

Nola: We need to recognise that Government has actually done quite a bit. David Cameron was concerned and did indicate in a manifesto that they were going to take action to curb what's happening. We have been arguing for a long time that there should be very robust age verification. You have to be over 18 to view this sort of material. The Government did say in their manifesto that they were committed to that through the Economies Bill and that's welcome, but they are dragging their heels. There was a public consultation launched in February, which they still haven't acted on.

There are people like Baroness Howell, who we've been working with for the last four years or so, on a bill that is the template of good practice. So you would have to opt in to view sexually explicit material and you would have to be over 18. This would be mandatory on the internet service providers and mobile phone operators.

When you get reports like this, emphasising again the damage to our children and young people, the Government needs to be taking much firmer action and pushing forward with it.

Heather: Why are they dragging their heels?

Nola: There are those who say it is quite difficult to enforce. I don't know why they don't join up the dots, because the evidence is there and we know that it can be done. It might not completely solve the problem, but it is a part in the jigsaw.

If you have to opt in to view this material and you have to be over 18, that is a very good safeguard against children and young people viewing this material. Many children don't actively go seeking it. It pops up without them necessarily searching for it. I don't think it's enough to say we can't do it. We can do it and I think the will has to be there.

Heather: What regulation is there of the porn industry?

Nola: There is legislation at the moment that says, voluntarily, internet service providers and mobile phone operators could have this opt in system. That's been talked about. We're saying it doesn't necessarily work, it has to be mandatory.

There are many MPs who are very concerned about this and want to get something done. Our hope and prayer is that the work and the research that is there, could speed up this process.

Heather: What more could parents or schools do to respond to this problem?

Nola: Parents need to be talking with their children about this sort of material. We need to be preparing them and protecting them and making them aware of the dangers.

In schools they don't need to view the material to be alerted of the dangers, but I think there needs to be a healthy discussion that this distorts image and devalues those who are portrayed in these sites.