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.

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Date	Category	Guidance	Changes
13 January 2023	Civil emergencies > Civil contingencies	Risk assessment	Removed typo from end of page
10 January 2023	Major investigation and public protection	Stalking or harassment	Broken link to SPO notification requirement form fixed.
9 December 2022	Investigation	Investigation introduction	Added link to Professionalising Investigations Programme (PIP) policy.
9 December 2022	Investigation	Wildlife crime	National Wildlife Crime Unit Strategic Assessment updated to 2022 version.
8 December 2022	Stop and search > Legal	Legal application	Style changes to table in 'Most proportionate: the search' to improve accessibility.
8 December 2022	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.
30 November 2022	Civil emergencies > Civil contingencies	Risk assessment	Corrected a broken link to the NDM within risk assessment, paragraph 2.
30 November 2022	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.
15 November 2022	Prosecution and case management	Possible justice outcomes following investigation	2012 ACPO 'Guidance on the Use of Community Resolutions (CR) Incorporating Restorative Justice' replaced by 2022 NPCC 'Community resolutions guidance'. Remove outcome 2022 guidance.
10 November 2022	Investigation	Managing effective investigations	'Managing scenes' moved into new section under Investigative strategies – Scene strategy.