27Term of imprisonment for murder of police or prison officerU.K.
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(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.
Commencement Information
I1S. 27 in force at 13.4.2015 by S.I. 2015/778, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 23