State agencies 'are not dealing effectively with sexual exploitation of children in care'

The Sexual Exploitation Research Project at UCD is publishing the Protecting Against Predators report on Thursday. Picture: iStock

Children in care are being targeted by sexual predators due to a lack of national policy and training on exploitation for State agencies, according to a new report.

The Protecting Against Predators study, published today by the Sexual Exploitation Research Project at University College Dublin, interviewed 21 staff from 14 key agencies working with vulnerable children.