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 | Updated reference to The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016, and also to change wording under Police Driver Trainers to make it accurate. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Modern slavery | Modern slavery - Guidance overview | Various updates. |
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| Policing elections | Policing elections - Guidance overview | Various updates. |
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| Roads policing | Police driving | "Training" page retitled "Police driving" and updated. |
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| Investigation | Policing drugs | Addition of link to Briefing Paper on Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 and associated revisions to APP text. |
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| Detention and custody > Detainee care | Alcohol and drugs | Under heading 'Additional risks associated with alcohol' – sentence added around increased risk of morbidity and mortality with alcohol consumption/withdrawal. |
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| Detention and custody | Control, restraint and searches | Addition of information to clarify intimate searches beneath heading 'When might a strip search become an intimate search?' |
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| Information management > Management of police information | Collection and recording | Removal of GPMS information and addition of GSC information. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Homicide | Homicide - Guidance overview | Update link to NPCC (2015) SIO Guide – Investigating Deaths and Serious Harm in Healthcare Settings from v10.3 to v10.6. |
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| Policing elections | Investigating electoral malpractice | Various updates. |