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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| Major investigation and public protection > Missing persons | Specific investigations | Broken link to INTERPOL Disaster Victim Identification guide fixed. |
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| Detention and custody | Detention and custody risk assessment | Broken link fixed in condition of the detainee section. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Domestic abuse | Arrest and other positive approaches | Removed broken link to R v Howell and quote from the case. |
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| Information management | Freedom of information | Broken link fixed: FOIA s 32 – court records |
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| Armed policing | Command | 20/08/2025 - additional paragraph added to the end of 'Cross-boundary operations' section |
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| Information management | Freedom of information | Broken link fixed: ICO section 26 - defence |
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| Stop and search > Quick reference guides | Quick reference guide - supervisors | Under supervisor quick reference guide 'gender of search officer' has been changed to 'sex of search officer' |
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| Stop and search | Transparent | 'gender of search officer' changed to 'sex of search officer' under monitoring at supervisor level section Under community scrutiny section, examples of 'age, ethnicity, gender and social class' has been changed to 'age, ethnicity, sex and social class' Under supervisor quick reference guide 'gender of search officer' has been changed to 'sex of search officer' |
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| Roads policing | Management of incidents | Reference to ACPO (2010) Guidance/Practice Advice on the Movement of Abnormal Indivisible Loads removed and replaced with references to NPCC (2025) Abnormal Load Guidance, NPCC (2025) Abnormal Load Guidance - Appendices and National Highways Notification Aide Memoire - Appendices. |
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| Roads policing | Roads policing - Guidance overview | Removed NPCC (2016) Guide for the operational use of speed and red-light offence detection technology and replaced with NPCC (2025) Guidance on the Enforcement and Disposal of Speeding Offences. |