Latest changes to APP

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Date	Category	Guidance	Changes
20 August 2025	Armed policing	Command	20/08/2025 - additional paragraph added to the end of 'Cross-boundary operations' section
20 August 2025	Information management	Freedom of information	Broken link fixed: ICO section 26 - defence
18 August 2025	Engagement and communication	Communication	The following amendments have been made: in the Sources section the Nesta reference has been updated in the Supporting community groups section the broken link to 'NPIA (nd) Local Policing and confidence' has been fixed in the Independent advisory groups section an additional reference and link has been added to the end of section - 'College of Policing (2024) Independent advisory groups and scrutiny panels - Independent advisory groups and scrutiny panels in policing' in the Partnership working section the broken link to 'NPIA (nd) Local Policing and confidence' has been fixed in the Case study section the reference to Barrow Borough Council Crime and Disorder Reduction has been changed to – For further information go to StreetSafe \| Police.uk in the X section the a typo has been amended from 'The messages can be read by anyone if the author's profile in public' to 'The messages can be read by anyone if the author's profile is public'
18 August 2025	Engagement and communication	Engagement	The following amendments have been made: in the stop and search example section the reference to EDHR unit has been changed to diversity, equality and inclusion team and the contact link changed to PressOffice@college.police.uk in the Failing to engage section the broken link to the HMICFRS report – the rules of engagement has been fixed
15 August 2025	Engagement and communication	Media relations	15/08/2025 Amendment 1 Broken link fixed to Without fear of favour report Amendment 2 Introduction The corporate communications department Broken links fixed to CoP and NPCC press office Amendment 3 Managing inaccurate or misleading media coverage Broken link fixed to IPSO Amendment 4 Information during criminal proceedings Typo – removed ‘s’ from the middle of ‘documents in principle’
15 August 2025	Engagement and communication	Police under investigation	15/08/2025 - removed the word 'gender' from the section called 'criminal investigations'.
15 August 2025	Major investigation and public protection > Modern slavery	Partner agencies	Updated links to Modern Slavery Human Trafficking Unit (MSHTU) and NCA CEOP Command.
15 August 2025	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'
15 August 2025	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'
14 August 2025	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.