Justice secretary exploring mandatory chemical castration for some * offenders

Shabana Mahmood told MPs she would expand a pilot scheme using medication to manage 'problematic sexual arousal' for the most serious sex offenders across 20 prisons in two regions. She said she was considering making the approach mandatory. In response to a question, she said that studies had found chemical castration could lead to a 60% reduction in offending Shabana Mahmood considers chemical castration for serious sex offenders