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B v Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset | 
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| Issue:  | 
Whether an application for a sex offender order was civil or criminal; the appropriate standard of proof; whether an order could be amended | 
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| Court:  | 
Administrative Court | 
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| Reference:    | 
CO/5064/99 | 
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| Neutral Citation:    | 
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| Judge(s):  | 
Lord Bingham CJ and Astill J | 
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| Date:  | 
5 April 2000 |