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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| Major investigation and public protection > Responding to child sexual exploitation | Responding to child sexual exploitation | Leglisation references amended. |
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| Engagement and communication | Police under investigation | Paragraph deleted: 'Before a misconduct hearing takes place, only basic information about the issue involved and the subsequent allegations are made available so as to avoid the force being seen to prejudge a case. Further details would only be released if the media have inaccurate information regarding a case that needs to be corrected or if such information may lessen community concern or tension. Otherwise, details will be proactively provided of the allegations faced and the date of proceedings, along with an explanation of how misconduct hearings generally work. The panel is constituted of one legally qualified chair, one independent member and one officer of superintending rank or above. At the conclusion of a misconduct hearing, there is a requirement that the outcome of a case is published within a predetermined timeframe. The legally qualified chair may impose conditions on what may be published. If an appeal is successful and leads to a decision being made to reinstate an officer after a previous sanction of dismissal, this should be reflected in updated media lines. If the result of the misconduct hearing had previously been offered to the media or the matter resulted in publicity, then the result of the appeal should also be proactively released' |
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| Investigation | Wildlife crime | Link added to badger aide memoire. |
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| Engagement and communication | Media relations | New addition to Engagement and Communications APP. |
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| Policing elections | Investigating electoral malpractice | Changes to 4.1.7 and 4.1.8 to reflect currency. |
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| Detention and custody | Response, arrest and detention | Updated to reflect new street bail legislation. |
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| Armed policing | Conducted energy devices (Taser) | Update to reflect new authorised model. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children | Key definitions | Change in wording around child at risk to mirror legislation and avoid confusion. |
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| Policing elections | Key roles and planning | Update to MoU. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Responding to child sexual exploitation | Responding to child sexual exploitation | Change in definition of CSE to match the government definition. |