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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| Information management > Management of police information | Review, retention and disposal | Changed title of page from 'Retention, review and disposal' to 'Review, retention and disposal'. Added information about nominals under 10 years old, Children Act 2004 requirements, Public Sector Equality Duty, the rights of nominals and retention criteria and changed references of 'offenders or suspected offenders' to 'nominals'. |
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| Stop and search > Legal | Legal basis | Amendments carried out to section called ' S60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994' following the Home Secretary’s decision to rescind elements of the Best Use of Stop and Search Scheme (BUSSS) specifically relating to Section 60. |
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| Civil emergencies > Civil contingencies | Risk assessment | Removed typo from end of page |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Stalking or harassment | Broken link to SPO notification requirement form fixed. |
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| Investigation | Investigation introduction | Added link to Professionalising Investigations Programme (PIP) policy. |
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| Investigation | Wildlife crime | National Wildlife Crime Unit Strategic Assessment updated to 2022 version. |
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| Stop and search > Legal | Legal application | Style changes to table in 'Most proportionate: the search' to improve accessibility. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Managing sexual offenders and violent offenders | Travelling abroad | Updates to INTERPOL section following MOSOVO updates, including addition of link to the APP on Investigations > International. |
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| Civil emergencies > Civil contingencies | Risk assessment | Corrected a broken link to the NDM within risk assessment, paragraph 2. |
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| Investigation | Working with suspects | A sentence and link added for the APP on Police response to a concern for a child, Arrest strategy added in the Investigation > Working suspects > other considerations section. |