Latest changes to APP

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Date	Category	Guidance	Changes
20 April 2026	Investigation	Working with victims and witnesses	'Family liaison' section updated to include: definition of family criteria for family liaison officer (FLO) deployment – England and Wales
20 April 2026	Mobilisation	Mobilisation	Title 'Coordinating Gold Commander and NMC' changed to 'National Coordinator and NMC'.
20 April 2026	Public and personal safety training	Senior leaders	Change to wording within refresher training due to national trial.
20 April 2026	Public order public safety	Command structure and role profiles	Addition of 'National coordination' subheading under the gold POPs commanders section.
20 April 2026	Roads policing	Police pursuits	Reference to motorcycles being used as feeder vehicles removed from the initial phase section on police pursuits.
17 April 2026	Investigation > International	International	17/04/2026 - numerous changes made references to ICC changed to JICC Information relating to the UK withdrawal from the EU removed Tactical adviser information added reference to international criminality checklist (v5) removed FNO changed to foreign national suspect in custody procedures section gender changes to sex ILORs information updated European investigation section removed Schengen information system removed Titles with 'inquiries' changed to 'enquiries' Reference to NCA replaced with JICC UKICB replaced with National Central Bureau for INTERPOL Sentence made bold in databases section List of countries imposing a bar on extradition of suspects to the UK removed Reference and information relating to UKLB removed P added to the word 'reserving' in section scene preservation various minor grammatical errors corrected
17 April 2026	Investigation > International	International investigation reference material and forms	17/04/2026 Organisational name change and information relating to ICCC replaced with JICC reference to ICCC foreign national suspect checklist removed
17 April 2026	Investigation > International	International investigation useful contacts	17/04/2026 - information relating to the ICCC replaced with JICC information
17 April 2026	Policing elections	Key roles and planning	17/04/2026 - Title and information relating to Operation Bridger SPOC section replaced with Force Elected Official Advisor (FEOA) and Operation Bridger Force Coordinator title and information
2 April 2026	Civil emergencies > Disaster victim identification	Additional arrangements for contaminated fatalities	Link to the CBRN contaminated fatalities briefing guide removed.