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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| Armed policing | Post-deployment | Stage 3 initial account amended bullet lists to ensure consistent wording throughout APP. |
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| Post-incident procedures following death or serious injury | Post-incident procedures following death or serious injury | Stage 3 personal initial accounts bullets list amended to ensure consistency throughout APPs. |
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| Detention and custody | Deaths in custody | Updated the link to 'APCC Guidance: Preventing Deaths in Police Custody and Suicides Following Release from Custody' from the old 2024 document to the new 2025 document. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Domestic abuse | Identification, reporting and associated investigations | Whole section under 'Unexplained death' updated. |
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| Roads policing | Investigation of fatal and serious injury road collisions | Replaced references to 'Highways England' with 'National Highways' |
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| Roads policing | Management of incidents | Highways Agency and the ACPO (2005) and The Network Operations National Guidance Framework changed to the Strategic Road Responders Agreement (2022) |
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| Roads policing | Management of incidents | References to 'Highways England' changed to 'National Highways' |
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| Roads policing | Partner agencies | Updated link from Highways England and others (2015) CLEAR: Keeping Traffic Moving to CLEAR: Keeping traffic moving (National Highways, 2021) |
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| Roads policing | Partner agencies | Replaced Highways England and others (2020) Strategic Road Responders Agreement link with National Highways and other (2022) the Strategic Road Responders Agreement (2022) link |
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| Roads policing | Partner agencies | Replaced references to 'Highways England' with 'National Highways' |