With just 24% opposed — indicating strong public backing for harsher measures.
International Precedents
The UK proposals follow global trends toward stricter penalties for sexual crimes. In Kazakhstan, for example, authorities recently began forcibly chemically castrating paedophiles.
With offenders receiving up to 24 libido-suppressing injections per year, at a cost of approximately £278 per person annually.
These offenders, who had committed crimes “against the sexual inviolability of minors,” were targeted as part of Kazakhstan’s broader crackdown.
The country also publishes the addresses of convicted paedophiles after their release, allowing communities to be aware of potential risks.
