PART 1Criminal Justice
Offences involving police or prison officers
I127Term of imprisonment for murder of police or prison officer
1
Schedule 21 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (determination of minimum term in relation to mandatory life sentence) is amended as follows.
2
In paragraph 4(2) (cases for which a whole life order is the appropriate starting point), after paragraph (b) insert—
ba
the murder of a police officer or prison officer in the course of his or her duty,
3
In paragraph 5(2) (cases for which 30 years is the appropriate starting point), omit paragraph (a).
4
The amendments made by this section apply only in relation to an offence committed on or after the day on which they come into force.