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 | Response, arrest and detention | Information added about changes affecting pre-charge bail due to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022. |
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| Investigation > Investigative interviewing | Investigative interviewing | Edited section about the difference between a caution and a special warning. |
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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. |