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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| 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 | Replaced references to 'Highways England' with '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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| Major investigation and public protection | Sex work | Operational guidance replaced with updated link. Removed information about revised guidance. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Missing persons | Missing persons | Updated the link to the UKMPU. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children > Police response to investigating child abuse | Risk and associated investigations | Link to the old 'A Guide to Investigating Child Death’ has been updated and replaced with the new 'Practice advice on child death investigation' |
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| Professional standards | Vetting | A notice has been added to state that the Vetting APP should now be read with the judgment of the High Court in Di Maria v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis |