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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| Detention and custody | Moving and transporting detainees | Added an extra paragraph to the Prisoner escort and custody service section to reflect amendments changes due to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 |
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| Detention and custody | Response, arrest and detention | New paragraph added to the section on Persons attending a police station voluntarily who are not arrested to reflect the changes to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022. |
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| Civil emergencies > Disaster victim identification | DVI roles and responsibilities | Senior identification manager (SIM) initial actions updated with College logo. |
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| Roads policing | Investigation of fatal and serious injury road collisions | Updated link to new National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) National Roads Policing Strategy (2022-2025). |
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| Roads policing | Roads policing - Guidance overview | Updated NPCC strategy document added. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Missing persons | Specific investigations | Replaced broken link for the NPCC missing persons tasking and transfer request form, under 'Ownership and responsibility for cases'. |
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| Covert policing | Assisting offender debriefing | Updated to reflect legislation changes (Sentencing Act 2020) |
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| Civil emergencies > Disaster victim identification | Inquests and inquiries | Removed the link to Jones, J. KBE (2017) from Judicial inquiries and moved it to the Overview page for disaster victim identification .
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| Investigation | Acid and corrosive substances | Added link to the Home Office (2022) statutory guidance: Offensive Weapons Act 2019, part 1. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Knife crime | Added link to Home Office (2022) Statutory guidance: Offensive Weapons Act 2019, parts 3, 4 and 5. |