ANOTHER police organisation has backed Lissie Harper's campaign calling for anybody convicted of killing an emergency service worker to be jailed for life.

The National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) chairman Martin Hewitt met with Mrs Harper, who was married to PC Andrew Harper for four weeks before he was killed in the line of duty, and Andy Fiddler from Thames Valley Police Federation yesterday.

He said: “We discussed the detail of the proposed legislation and the work that is being undertaken within the Home Office and Ministry of Justice to progress drafting.

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He added: “Every day, police officers and staff are out in communities keeping people safe, protecting the vulnerable, and dealing with crime and criminals.

“In doing so, they will often place themselves in harm’s way to do their duty, and tragically, as we have seen again in recent weeks, that can result in the ultimate sacrifice.

“Those officers and staff deserve the full protection of the criminal justice system, and I support Lissie in driving the consideration on how best this can be achieved.”

Harper's Law will mean a person convicted of killing a frontline worker: police officer, firefighter, nurse, doctor, paramedic or prison officer as a direct result of a crime they have committed would be given a life sentence.

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This week - at the Conservative Party Conference - Home Secretary Priti Patel gave her continuing commitment to achieving Harper's Law.

Ms Patel - who met Lissie in September and is scheduled to meet the campaign team again later this month - told the virtual conference that she will continue to work with Justice Secretary Robert Buckland and Lissie 'to ensure anyone that kills an emergency worker gets the sentence they deserve'.

Mrs Harper said: “Having the vocal support of the Home Secretary for Harper’s Law is truly appreciated. She shares my revulsion at those who think they can get away with despicable crimes against our emergency services heroes."

She meets with the Fire Brigades Union this week and has a meeting with the Royal College of Nursing upcoming.