Results of employment checks aimed at protecting schoolchildren from illegal working during the summer holidays have been revealed.

Child protection officers have been touring the seafronts in Eastbourne and Hastings to check where youngsters were working and to inform employers of their legal responsibilities.

Out of the 54 employers checked in Eastbourne, seven had hired schoolchildren.

And in Hastings, 49 employers were checked, and eight of them were employing youngsters.

East Sussex County Councillor Keith Glazier said: "Most employers don't mean to break the law, but some are still taking on underage children or asking young people to work longer hours than they should."

Follow-up checks will be made to ensure child employers take action to comply with the law, a council spokesman said.