Overview of the latest changes to APP.
APP is subject to review (either scheduled or triggered) in consultation with the relevant National Policing Business Area. All amendments go through a review process and further information is available from contactus@college.police.uk
More detailed changes to APP content may be recorded separately by the the APP team. If you require a copy of APP as it was on a particular date (for example, for an enquiry) please email contactcentre@college.police.uk. All requests must be approved by the relevant Policing Standards Manager.
Latest changes to APP
| Date | Category | Guidance | Changes |
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| Mental health | Mental vulnerability and illness | Updated broken links |
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| Civil emergencies | Civil emergencies - Guidance overview | Changed subheading in 'Recovering and identifying the deceased and human remains' section from 'termination of life and verification of death' to 'determination of life and verification of death'. |
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| Civil emergencies > Disaster victim identification | Recovering and identifying the deceased and human remains | Changed subheading from 'termination of life and verification of death' to 'determination of life and verification of death'. |
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| Prosecution and case management | Possible justice outcomes following investigation | Added a link to Transform Justice's 'Beyond the courtroom: do out of court resolutions work for victims?' 2025 report under 'out of court resolutions'. |
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| Information management | Data protection | Removed link to information assurance APP as it has been decommissioned. |
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| Information management | Information management - Guidance overview | Following the decommissioning of the information assurance APP the following wording/link was added to the overview page: 'The information assurance authorised professional practice (APP) was decommissioned on 15 July 2025. It has been replaced by the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) cyber security and information assurance guidance.' |
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| Information management | Information management - Guidance overview | Information assurance page decommissioned, replaced by NPCC guidance (link added to overview). |
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| Information management | Information sharing | Removed link to information assurance APP as it has been decommissioned. |
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| Civil emergencies > Civil contingencies | Command, control and coordination | Under the 'Cabinet Office briefing rooms (COBR)' heading, a link to The Amber Book – managing crisis in central government April 2025 Version 3 has been added. |
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| Engagement and communication | Media relations | Under the 'Body-worn video footage' heading, the link to the body-worn video guidance has been updated. And a note added for users to draw their attention to page 45 of the guidance document.
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