31 h. ago QUENTIN LETTS: Castration! The Secretary of State was desperate to depict herself as a toughie, so she aimed below the belt

QUENTIN LETTS: Shabana Mahmood was eager to discuss castration. The Justice Secretary had just announced an unprecedented dilution of criminal sentences.

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36 h. ago Experts ‘would refuse to take part’ in mandatory castration for sex offenders

Leading figures say compulsory program is ‘ethically unsound’ and would be challenged in courtsExplainer: What are the ‘radical’ proposed reforms to UK criminal sentencing?Leading experts on the use of chemical castration for managing sexual offenders have said they would refuse to be part of any programme in the UK that makes the intervention compulsory.Shabana Mahmood, the justice secretary, confirmed in the Commons on Thursday that she was examining whether she could force offenders, including paedophiles, to take pills or injections to suppress “problematic sexual arousal”. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago Mirror Daily Digest: Top stories from sex criminal castration to Man Utd catastrophe

In this Thursday's Mirror Daily Digest, we've pulled together the biggest stories of the day from Shabana Mahmood exploring chemical castration for sex criminals to Man Utd putting every player up for sale

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42 h. ago Chemical castration for paedophiles and other sex offenders will be piloted in 20 prisons and could be made mandatory, Justice Secretary announces

Shabana Mahmood announced the move in the Commons after a sentencing review found the measure was 'worthwhile' as a way to reduce reoffending.

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45 h. ago Exactly how chemical castration works and who would be forced to do it

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood is exploring plans to make chemical castration mandatory for paedophiles and rapists under plans to curb sex offenders' vile urges

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47 h. ago Paedophiles to be 'castrated' in Government's new prison plan that could be mandatory

Sex offenders could be forced to undergo chemical castration in a bid to curb their sexual urges and prevent reoffending, under plans being considered by ministers

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48 h. ago Paedophiles, rapists and sex offenders could face chemical castration in 20 prisons

It's reported the Justice Secretary is considering the move

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52 h. ago Paedophiles and other sex criminals 'will be CASTRATED' under new Government plans

Now Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood is said to be looking at plans to roll the treatment out across 20 prisons in England and Wales, ahead of a nationwide programme.

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55 h. ago Paedophiles and other sex criminals will be castrated in brutal new crackdown

Sources say Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood's anticipated new measure will help "protect the public" because there is said to be evidence in the US chemical castration dulls twisted sexual urges

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2 w. ago Paedophile who plied schoolgirl, 10, with booze and drugs before grooming her for sex with other men has jail sentence increased to 24 years

Yusuf Kayat, 54, sexually abused the primary school child, who he met when he was 19 and she was 10, more than 30 years ago between 1989 and 1992.

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3 w. ago MSP demands crackdown on youth violence after brutal attacks on girls filmed for Snapchat

Hope Lyden and Sofia Todd, both 13, were "senselessly" battered in public earlier this month.

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