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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| Roads policing | Police driving | 8/5/25 - changes made to the driver training unit section. This includes:
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| Investigation | Investigation process | Updated link 'Dealing with sudden unexpected death' |
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| Detention and custody | Detention and custody risk assessment | Substantial information added to the 'Head injuries' section on the Detention and custody risk assessments page. |
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| Policing elections | Investigating electoral malpractice | Removal of the following outdated paragraph which sat under 'Electoral malpractice offences' heading: “There is no current legal requirement to include imprints on electronic election material, such as websites and emails, however, the Electoral Commission encourages campaigners to include them as good practice.” |
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| Armed policing | Post-deployment | Stage 3 initial account amended bullet lists to ensure consistent wording throughout APP. |
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| Post-incident procedures following death or serious injury | Post-incident procedures following death or serious injury | Stage 3 personal initial accounts bullets list amended to ensure consistency throughout APPs. |
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| Detention and custody | Deaths in custody | Updated the link to 'APCC Guidance: Preventing Deaths in Police Custody and Suicides Following Release from Custody' from the old 2024 document to the new 2025 document. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Domestic abuse | Identification, reporting and associated investigations | Whole section under 'Unexplained death' updated. |
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| Roads policing | Investigation of fatal and serious injury road collisions | Replaced references to 'Highways England' with 'National Highways' |
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| Roads policing | Management of incidents | Highways Agency and the ACPO (2005) and The Network Operations National Guidance Framework changed to the Strategic Road Responders Agreement (2022) |