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
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| Investigation > Investigative strategies | Passive data generators | Removed the section on CCTV. Due to the introduction of the Forensic Science Regulator Code of Practice. The development and implementation of the Code is required under section 2 of The Forensic Science Regulator Act 2021. The Code came into force on 2 October 2023. With the Code already being in place there is an imperative to bring the APP in line with the current obligations on forces/practitioners. As such, this section has been updated and moved into its own sub-section beneath passive data generators so that it is easier to find and use for practitioners. |
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| Policing elections | Policing elections reference material | Following reference added:
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| Roads policing | Disrupting criminality | Arrested persons has changed to detained persons Paragraph added to the 'Detained persons' section. |
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| Investigation | Investigation process | Two new subsections added to investigative process.
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| Public order public safety > Police dogs | Police dogs - Guidance overview | First published Dogs APP. |
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| Investigation > Investigative interviewing | Investigative interviewing | Interview plan has amendment to one bullet; Multiple interviewers has changes to one word; Preparation has changes to one paragraph and deletion of a link; Plan and prepare the pre-interview briefing has changes to one sentence and deletion of a link; Pre-interview briefing strategy has changes to four sentences; Downstream monitoring changes link to Home Office outdated circular to PACE Code E which replaces it; Starting an interview has deletions to four points; Recording the interview has wording change to the first paragraph. |
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| Operations | Briefing and debriefing | Fixed a typo and broken link to CIAPOAR |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Missing persons | Strategic responsibilities | Minor wording change. Welsh forces via the NPCC Lead on Missing Persons raised the need to change a statement about convening a multi-agency strategy meeting for a missing child. Current: Where appropriate, a multi-agency meeting is convened after a child has been missing from home or care for more than seven days, or has been missing on more than three occasions in a 12-month period (this criteria does not apply in England). Amended: - Where appropriate, a multi-agency strategy meeting is convened to consider the evidence for any additional safeguarding issues. |
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| Policing elections | Core principles and legislation | 12.4.24 - Legal framework section The reference and link to ‘joint guidance for candidates in elections’ changed to ‘Responding to intimidating behaviour in elections and public office: a CPS guide |
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| Policing elections | Investigating electoral malpractice | 12.4.24 - new section called 'Postal vote handling and secrecy' added after 'Evidence gathering (false application to vote by post or by proxy)' section |