[274A Required sentence of custody for life for manslaughter of emergency worker]
Sentencing Act 2020 (2020 c 17) | Legislation

[274A  Required sentence of custody for life for manslaughter of emergency worker]

[(1)     This section applies where—

(a)     a person aged 18 or over but under 21 is convicted of a relevant offence,

(b)     the offence was committed—

(i)     when the person was aged 16 or over, and

(ii)     on or after the relevant commencement date, and

(c)     the offence was committed against an emergency worker acting in the exercise of functions as such a worker.

(2)     The court must impose

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