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 | Management of incidents | Highways Agency and the ACPO (2005) and The Network Operations National Guidance Framework changed to the Strategic Road Responders Agreement (2022) |
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| Roads policing | Partner agencies | Replaced references to 'Highways England' with 'National Highways' |
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| Roads policing | Partner agencies | Updated link from Highways England and others (2015) CLEAR: Keeping Traffic Moving to CLEAR: Keeping traffic moving (National Highways, 2021) |
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| Roads policing | Partner agencies | Replaced Highways England and others (2020) Strategic Road Responders Agreement link with National Highways and other (2022) the Strategic Road Responders Agreement (2022) link |
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| Intelligence management | Intelligence collection, development and dissemination | Updated 'sharing' link under Dissemination heading |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Sex work and prostitution | Operational guidance replaced with updated link. Removed information about revised guidance. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Domestic abuse | Post-arrest management of suspect and casefile | In the 'Making bail decisions' section, under the heading 'Pre-charge bail – conditions or no conditions?' the following paragraphs have been deleted: If the person is bailed under PACE section 34(5), which applies where further investigation is needed but the grounds for detention have ceased to apply and the person must be immediately released, conditions cannot be attached to the bail. See also Torres, R (on the application of) v The Commission of Police of the Metropolis [2007] EWHC 3212 (Admin). |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Missing persons | Missing persons | Updated the link to the UKMPU. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children > Police response to investigating child abuse | Risk and associated investigations | Link to the old 'A Guide to Investigating Child Death’ has been updated and replaced with the new 'Practice advice on child death investigation' |
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| Professional standards | Vetting | A notice has been added to state that the Vetting APP should now be read with the judgment of the High Court in Di Maria v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis |