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 |
---|---|---|---|
Major investigation and public protection > Managing sexual offenders and violent offenders | Multi-agency public protection arrangements (MAPPA) | In 'Legal framework' section – Updated broken link to MAPPA guidance. |
|
Major investigation and public protection > Managing sexual offenders and violent offenders | Notification requirements |
|
|
Policing elections | Investigating electoral malpractice | Distinguished between imprints for digital material and imprints for printed material. Incorporated links to Electoral Commission statutory guidance on these. Links also added to Elections Act 2022. Content added to 'Undue influence' section, with links to legislation. Added Note to investigating 'Undue influence' section. Added section on 'Ballot secrecy' with links to Ballot Secrecy Act 2023. |
|
Roads policing | Police pursuits | 20th Dec - pm. 5th paragraph '(updated March 2023) changed to (updated November 2023). Pre-planned operations - (updated November 2023) added and brackets removed from. 'This link is only available via College Learn'. |
|
Investigation | Policing drugs | Addition of links to Home Office guidance and circular 006/2023 in section on 'Nitrous oxide'. |
|
Investigation | Policing drugs | Addition of new content on nitrous oxide. |
|
Major investigation and public protection > Missing persons | Expectations | Replaced broken link to Code of Ethics |
|
Information management | Data protection | Added a link under 'Information sharing and disclosure of information' to the Information Commissioner's Office data sharing code of practice. |
|
Investigation | Investigation process | In the section on Instigation, terminology amended from 'police staff receptionist' to 'front counter staff'. |
|
Major investigation and public protection > Hate crime | Responding to hate | Under Legislation header – removed 'three' in first line, bullet 3 changed from CJA to Sentencing Act, added bullet 4. |