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 > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children | Police response to concern for a child | Fixed broken link to INTERPOL. |
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| Information management > Management of police information | Review, retention and disposal | Fixed a broken link on 'article 89(1) of the UK GDPR'. |
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| Information management | Freedom of information | Broken link fixed: Information Commissioner’s Office Freedom of Information Act Awareness Guidance No. 5 – Commercial Interests |
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| Detention and custody | Detention and custody risk assessment | Broken link fixed in condition of the detainee section. |
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| Information management | Freedom of information | Broken link fixed: FOIA s 32 – court records |
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| Armed policing | Command | 20/08/2025 - additional paragraph added to the end of 'Cross-boundary operations' section |
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| Information management | Freedom of information | Broken link fixed: ICO section 26 - defence |
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| Stop and search > Quick reference guides | Quick reference guide - supervisors | Under supervisor quick reference guide 'gender of search officer' has been changed to 'sex of search officer' |
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| Stop and search | Transparent | 'gender of search officer' changed to 'sex of search officer' under monitoring at supervisor level section Under community scrutiny section, examples of 'age, ethnicity, gender and social class' has been changed to 'age, ethnicity, sex and social class' Under supervisor quick reference guide 'gender of search officer' has been changed to 'sex of search officer' |
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| Roads policing | Management of incidents | Reference to ACPO (2010) Guidance/Practice Advice on the Movement of Abnormal Indivisible Loads removed and replaced with references to NPCC (2025) Abnormal Load Guidance, NPCC (2025) Abnormal Load Guidance - Appendices and National Highways Notification Aide Memoire - Appendices. |