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 > Missing persons | Specific investigations | General updates: reference to Philomena Protocol, references updated, removed or added, CRA updated, contact details updated (UKMPU, FCDO), police duty of care updated (section 'missing from hospital emergency departments'), SISII section removed. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Missing persons | Strategic responsibilities | Organisational names updated (for example, LSCB becomes MASA, IPCC becomes IOPC). References made to Philomena Protocol. Reference documents also added or replaced. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Responding to child sexual exploitation | CSE linked reference material | Added links to Voice of the child documents |
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| Investigation > Investigative strategies | Automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) | Links to NASPLE futureproofed – link to NASPLE document changed to take reader to National ANPR landing page |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Managing sexual offenders and violent offenders | Court orders and notices | The PCSC Act 2021 introduced new legislation for the management of sex offenders – APP updated accordingly. |
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| Roads policing | Investigation of fatal and serious injury road collisions | Sections added on disaster victim identification teams, recovery and identification of the deceased and minor text amends made. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Missing persons | Missing persons risk assessment | Minor changes made (link to College Learn, new bullet point added to initial questions list, 'mental health' added to sentence in' gathering information and intelligence' section, reference to vulnerability-related risks guidelines and sentence added to 'assessing risk levels and taking action' section) |
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| Roads policing | Police driving | Added sections about Prescribed training and On-call vehicle use. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Missing persons | Specific investigations | 07/02/2023 Links added to Voice of the child documents in the section on Missing children |
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| Investigation | Investigation process | New reference document (College of Policing (2022) Delivering a death message) added to Investigation process. |