'The number of children convicted of child prostitution more than doubled in a year, according to Home Office figures.
The statistics have prompted the Children's Society charity to call for a change in the law so that the children are treated as victims.
Home Office figures show that 210 children aged 17 and under were convicted of offences relating to prostitution in 1996 compared to 101 children in 1995.
The number of cautions also rose slightly from 263 to 287.
Included in the figures is an 11-year-old girl who was cautioned for an offence relating to prostitution - the youngest person to be cautioned since 1992.'