Facebook says it will not install a "panic button" on its main pages for users to report suspected paedophiles, but will develop its existing system.

The social network site said it is doing its utmost to protect its users from potential abusers.

The company says it will have links to organisations including the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (Ceop) centre on its reporting pages.

But the director of Ceop says there should be a button on every page.

The conviction of Peter Chapman for the murder of 17-year-old Ashleigh Hall led to renewed calls for a "panic button".

The convicted sex offender lured the teenager to her death using Facebook.

Earlier, the British Home Secretary said Facebook executives had told him they had "no objection in principle" to installing the safety button.

Richard Allan, director of policy for Facebook Europe, made clear the company was not considering including the button on its main site.

He said the Ceop button might be effective in principle, but only "for other sites", and not Facebook.