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| Whole life terms for police killers - home secretary | Whole life terms for police killers - home secretary |
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| Criminals who kill police officers should face compulsory whole life sentences, Home Secretary Theresa May is to propose. | |
| Mrs May will unveil the proposals to rank-and-file officers at the Police Federation conference in Bournemouth. | |
| The current minimum sentence for a police murder is 30 years. | The current minimum sentence for a police murder is 30 years. |
| The Police Federation said: "We support any move that means a true life sentence will be applied to anyone who murders a police officer." | The Police Federation said: "We support any move that means a true life sentence will be applied to anyone who murders a police officer." |
| Twelve police officers have been killed in the line of duty since 2000. | Twelve police officers have been killed in the line of duty since 2000. |
| Judge guidelines | Judge guidelines |
| Mrs May will announce that the government is to propose that the minimum term should be increased to life without parole. | Mrs May will announce that the government is to propose that the minimum term should be increased to life without parole. |
| The home secretary will tell officers: "To attack and kill a police officer is to attack the fundamental basis of our society. | The home secretary will tell officers: "To attack and kill a police officer is to attack the fundamental basis of our society. |
| "We ask police officers to keep us safe by confronting and stopping violent criminals for us. We ask them to take risks so that we don't have to. | "We ask police officers to keep us safe by confronting and stopping violent criminals for us. We ask them to take risks so that we don't have to. |
| "That is why I am clear that life should mean life for anyone convicted of killing a police officer." | "That is why I am clear that life should mean life for anyone convicted of killing a police officer." |
| The change will be put before the Sentencing Council which produces guidelines for judges in England and Wales. | The change will be put before the Sentencing Council which produces guidelines for judges in England and Wales. |
| 'Risk lives' | 'Risk lives' |
| Police Federation chairman Steve Williams said: "The public need to have confidence that the criminal sentence they read about in the paper is the sentence the offender completes. | Police Federation chairman Steve Williams said: "The public need to have confidence that the criminal sentence they read about in the paper is the sentence the offender completes. |
| "There is no hierarchy when it comes to victims of murder, however police officers risk their lives on a daily basis confronting danger on behalf of others. | "There is no hierarchy when it comes to victims of murder, however police officers risk their lives on a daily basis confronting danger on behalf of others. |
| "Would-be offenders must know that they will receive the most severe penalty possible." | "Would-be offenders must know that they will receive the most severe penalty possible." |
| Mrs May will face a question and answer session after her speech. | Mrs May will face a question and answer session after her speech. |
| Chief Inspector of Constabulary Tom Winsor, who is behind hotly debated changes such as fast-track recruitment and lower annual pay for new constables, will also address officers. | Chief Inspector of Constabulary Tom Winsor, who is behind hotly debated changes such as fast-track recruitment and lower annual pay for new constables, will also address officers. |
| On Tuesday, shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper told the three-day conference that government plans to withdraw from the European Arrest Warrant agreement would make it harder to catch criminals who went on the run abroad. | On Tuesday, shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper told the three-day conference that government plans to withdraw from the European Arrest Warrant agreement would make it harder to catch criminals who went on the run abroad. |