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ADVICE TO THE SENTENCING GUIDELINES COUNCIL Driving Offences – Causing Death by Driving The Panel’s Advice to the Court of AppealEnvironmental Offences March 2000Offensive Weapons Offences May 2000Importation and Possession of Opium June 2000Racially Aggravated Offences August 2000Handling Stolen Goods March 2001Extended Sentences November 2001Minimum Terms in Murder Cases April 2002Domestic Burglary May 2002Rape May 2002Offences involving Child Pornography August 2002Causing Death by Dangerous Driving February 2003Alcohol and Tobacco Smuggling July 2003The Panel’s published Advice to the Sentencing Guidelines CouncilRobbery May 2004Reduction in Sentence for a Guilty Plea September 2004New Sentences: Criminal Justice Act 2003 September 2004Manslaughter by Reason of Provocation May 2005Allocation Guidelines February 2006Custodial Sentences of less than 12 Months March 2006Domestic Violence April 2006Sexual Offences Act 2003 June 2006Reduction in Sentence for a Guilty Plea January 2007Sentencing for Bail Act Offences May 2007Sentencing for Assault and Other Offences Against the Person June 2007 Panel cultsentences,offenderÕs PanelÕs Panel victims, cult. 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