KAREN Edwards campaigned for greater ways to protect police officers like Steve Fulcher with the launch of the Justice For Becky petition.

It followed a decision by a top judge in October 2012 that Fulcher, then a senior detective, had breached the codes of practice.

The call for Justice For Becky rang out with the creation of an online petition on the Government’s website calling for an urgent review of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE).

“What I am trying to do is prompt a review of Section 78 Code C of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act, which deals with the exclusion of unfair evidence from a case,” said Karen.

“I want to change it to allow it to be more flexible for the senior police officers to go out and do their job. It has to allow them to get people behind bars and not let them walk free.”

Karen said she did not want other families to go through the same ordeal and the petition was backed by South Swindon MP and criminal barrister Robert Buckland.

“I have to stay focused and channel my energy into making sure some good can come of this and that the injustice cannot happen to another family,” Karen said.

“The law should be more flexible to protect victims and prevent injustices like the one Becky has suffered.”

Prime Minister David Cameron pledged to look into the case and said he would support a review of PACE after Mr Buckland raised it in Parliament.

Addressing the house, Mr Buckland said: “The person responsible for the murder of Becky Godden-Edwards, whose mother is my constituent, has not been brought to justice because of evidence excluded as part of the court process.

“Would my Right Honourable friend join my cause for a review of Code C of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act so that terrible situations like this cannot happen in future?”

To which Mr Cameron replied: “I will look very carefully at what my Right Honourable friend has raised, the specific case he mentions and also the issue of the PACE Act.”

In January 2013 Karen launched a paper petition in the hopes of reaching more people and the campaign gained momentum.

She said: “I have to do it. I can’t and I won’t rest until I’ve got justice for Becky because she deserves it.”

March 2013 saw Karen meet with then Minister for Policing and Criminal Justice Damien Green MP at the House of Commons in a meeting arranged by Mr Buckland.

She said: “He’s going to have a look at PACE. He said it was a unique case with lots of grey areas. He has asked Robert Buckland to sit down and set out how he thinks PACE should change.”

That September the Justice For Becky petition got a significant boost after it was backed by women’s charities and pop superstar Ed Sheeran.

The e-petition attracted around 2000 signatures with the paper petition rounding it off to around 5000.

Karen said although she has had closure in that she had been able to lay her daughter to rest, she could not until her killer is brought to justice.

“PACE needs to be there and I understand that, but it does need to be more flexible," she said.

“What we proposed was for there to be more recordings and cameras. That has started to happen, with policemen starting to wear cameras.

“That way they are protecting both sides, the police and the public.”

In December 2014 Karen received the welcome news that she would have an audience at Number 10 Downing Street.

A total of 43,000 signatures were delivered to Downing Street and Karen had a vital audience with policy makers in her bid to reform PACE.

Although PACE regulations as yet remain unchanged efforts have been made for more police officers to use body worn cameras.