Member

Parliament legislated to say that the ultimate sanction of our legal system should be used when police and prison officers are killed for doing their jobs, and Lenny Scott was killed for doing his job. The wording of the present measure refers to the murder taking place in the course of their duty. I cannot know with certainty what was in the minds of all parliamentarians when passing that legislation. Maybe they had considered scenarios such as the one that Mr Scott suffered and actively chose to exclude them, but even if they did, Conservatives are clear that they should not. Our new clause would ensure that that loophole is closed once and for all.