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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| Investigation | Working with suspects | Removed reference to ACPO (2006) Practitioner’s Guide to Intelligence-Led Mass DNA Screening from 'Mass screening enquiries > Considerations' section. |
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| Stop and search > Legal | Legal application | New section added on the use of force during stop and search. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Knife crime | Document title changed from 'Guidelines on the Investigation, Cautioning and Charging of Knife Crime Offences' to 'Guidelines on the Cautioning and Charging of Knife Crime Offences'. Link updated to the latest version of the document. |
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| Armed policing | Post-deployment | Additional text to Stage 3 – personal initial accounts and Stage 4 – detailed accounts, statements and interviews, about formal documentation due to possible subsequent legal, conduct or coronial proceedings. |
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| Civil emergencies > Civil contingencies | Specialist resources | Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) changed to Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) |
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| Civil emergencies > Disaster victim identification | DVI roles and responsibilities | Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) changed to Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) |
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| Civil emergencies > Disaster victim identification | National and international arrangements | Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) changed to Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) |
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| Civil emergencies > Disaster victim identification | Recovering and identifying the deceased and human remains | Amended victim holding audit area acronym from HAA to VHAA. New section added on road traffic collisions. |
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| Roads policing | Police driving | Updated the Word document behind the link ‘See explanation of the assessment and calculation method’. |
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| Roads policing | Investigation of fatal and serious injury road collisions | Broken link fixed to Derbyshire County Council roadside tributes and memorials policy. |