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Sentencing Guidelines Council

My right honourable friend the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Jack Straw) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The Sentencing Guidelines Council has today published its annual report, jointly with the Sentencing Advisory Panel, giving details of the excellent work it has achieved during the past year and outlining its work plans for the next 12 months.  Copies of the annual report have been placed in the Libraries of both Houses. Copies are also available in the Vote Office and the Printed Paper Office.