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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| Detention and custody | Control, restraint and searches | Addition of information to clarify intimate searches beneath heading 'When might a strip search become an intimate search?' |
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| Information management > Management of police information | Collection and recording | Removal of GPMS information and addition of GSC information. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Homicide | Homicide - Guidance overview | Update link to NPCC (2015) SIO Guide – Investigating Deaths and Serious Harm in Healthcare Settings from v10.3 to v10.6. |
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| Policing elections | Investigating electoral malpractice | Various updates. |
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| Policing elections | Key roles and planning | Various updates. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Gun crime | Addition of links to NABIS reference material. |
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| Detention and custody | Detention and custody risk assessment | Addition of link to Suicide prevention and risk management for perpetrators of child sexual exploitation and indecent images of children (IIOC) (Secure site only). |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Managing sexual offenders and violent offenders | Introduction to managing sexual offenders and violent offenders | Addition of link to ISA between NPCC, NOMS and CRCs. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Domestic abuse | Understanding risk and vulnerability in the context of domestic abuse | Addition of link to gov.uk page on resources for armed forces domestic abuse. |
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| Stop and search | Stop and search | Update link to revised definition document and revision of wording to mirror this. |