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 | Attenuating energy projectiles | Content changes made throughout to reflect moving from the AEP L60A2 to AEP A3 |
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| Investigation > Investigative interviewing | Investigative interviewing | Addition of NPCC Voluntary Interview Guidance link. Voluntary-interview-guidance-2024.pdf (college.police.uk) |
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| Information management > Management of police information | Review, retention and disposal | Additional paragraph added to retention, review and disposal (last paragraph under ‘Access decisions’). |
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| Prosecution and case management | Prosecution and case management reference material | Removed link to decommissioned 2010 ACPO guidance and added link to MOSOVO APP |
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| Detention and custody | Preventing deaths and serious injury for sexual offence detainees | Changed the title to better reflect the documents included in the section and at the request of the PSM, due to the length and complexity of the original. We also discussed search optimisation. Added a document produced by FFLM - this is new guidance (2024) and fits well in this section. Link added and the lead in line was changed to refer to both documents clearly. |
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| Detention and custody | Terrorism Act 2000 (TACT) and National Security Act 2023 | Significant changes made to the wording throughout the entirety of the section. There has been inclusion and removal of sections to reflect the National Security Act 2023. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Stalking or harassment | Changes were made to the advice documents:
These changes were the removal of a line about distinguishing harassment from stalking by considering if there is a dispute at the centre of it. Also a change to the wording within the investigators' advice, to state risk assessment and first response, to refer to risk identification. |
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| Detention and custody | Control, restraint and searches | Control, restraints and searches > Principles of using force in custody.
Control, restraints and searches > The prone position and positional asphyxia
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| Detention and custody > Detainee care | Children and young persons | Appropriate adult section: Deleted: 'The YJB and National Appropriate Adult Network have also published joint guidance and advice on appropriate adult services'.' Replaced with: 'Also see the Youth Justice Board’s (YJB) National Standards for Youth Justice Services. For further information about standards and training for all schemes see the National Appropriate Adult Network.' External links have also been included |
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| Public and personal safety training | Instructors and trainers | Updated links for PPST guidance on page to updated guidance on College Learn as per email request from Jess Turner |