Latest changes to APP

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Date	Category	Guidance	Changes
6 January 2016	Investigation	Working with victims and witnesses	Link added to College of Policing (2015) Deployment of family liaison officers in child sexual exploitation or abuse cases.
30 November 2015	Information management	Data protection	Content of Data protection page split over two pages.
30 November 2015	Major investigation and public protection	Operation Hydrant	Text reworded, combined guidance now available as one document (inluding links to reference docs) from Op Hydrant POLKA community.
30 November 2015	Prosecution and case management	Possible justice outcomes following investigation	Removal of misleading text.
26 November 2015	Major investigation and public protection > Homicide	Homicide and major crime publications	Addition of link to November 2015 Homicide Journal.
26 November 2015	Intelligence management	Intelligence report	Links to old 5x5x5 and explanatory text added - to support forces through transition to Intelligence report.
16 November 2015	Critical incident management	Critical incident management linked reference material	Update a link to 2015 Code of Practice for Victims of Crime.
16 November 2015	Critical incident management	Phase 2 – managing critical incidents	Update a link to 2015 Code of Practice for Victims of Crime.
16 November 2015	Major investigation and public protection > Domestic abuse	Arrest and other positive approaches	Update a link to 2015 Code of Practice for Victims of Crime.
16 November 2015	Major investigation and public protection > Domestic abuse	First response	Update a link to 2015 Code of Practice for Victims of Crime.