The issue focused on British troops involved in Iraq and Afghanistan. The British government says they will return home when their terms of service end in 2011.

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Lawyer Douglas Carswell said his aim was to prevent illegal behaviour by soldiers

Mr Carswell said he wanted to prevent soldiers illegally collecting children as young as five from private homes and letting them stay at military barracks.

He also wants to prevent soldiers illegally recruiting children as young as 14 for illegal activities such as prostitution and illegal