Latest changes – communication

07/10/2025

Examples of practical use section

Removed reference to the Civil Service at the end of the sentence 'For further information see Judicial College. (2016). Reporting restrictions in the criminal courts.'

Case study section

Removed sentence 'For further information, OurBobby.com provides details about how South Wales Police engage with their deaf community.'

The following amendments have been made:

• in the Sources section the Nesta reference has been updated
• in the Supporting community groups section the broken link to 'NPIA (nd) Local Policing and confidence' has been fixed
• in the Independent advisory groups section an additional reference and link has been added to the end of section - 'College of Policing (2024) Independent advisory groups and scrutiny panels - Independent advisory groups and scrutiny panels in policing'
• in the Partnership working section the broken link to 'NPIA (nd) Local Policing and confidence' has been fixed
• in the Case study section the reference to Barrow Borough Council Crime and Disorder Reduction has been changed to – For further information go to StreetSafe | Police.uk
• in the X section the a typo has been amended from 'The messages can be read by anyone if the author's profile in public'  to  'The messages can be read by anyone if the author's profile is public'

Updated references to Twitter, which is now known as X.

Also added references to other social media platfroms such as TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat. 

Deletion of obsolete material from Digital Social Media (case studies).

Addition of a link to ACPO (2013) Guidelines on the Safe Use of the Internet and Social Media by Police Officers and Police Staff.