Latest changes – investigative interviewing

Addition of NPCC Voluntary Interview Guidance link. Voluntary-interview-guidance-2024.pdf (college.police.uk) 

Interview plan has amendment to one bullet; Multiple interviewers has changes to one word; Preparation has changes to one paragraph and deletion of a link; Plan and prepare the pre-interview briefing has changes to one sentence and deletion of a link; Pre-interview briefing strategy has changes to four sentences; Downstream monitoring changes link to Home Office outdated circular to PACE Code E which replaces it; Starting an interview has deletions to four points; Recording the interview has wording change to the first paragraph.

Edited section about the difference between a caution and a special warning.

Review of all existing links to the 2011 ABE guidance and update the reference to the new 2022 guidance.

Links added to provide information on the use of interpreters.

Obsolete wording removed in pre-interview briefings.

New wording to clarify wording around Pre interview briefings.

Updated wording to Voluntary attendance.

Updated wording to Voluntary attendance (replaced existing wording for Necessity to arrest).

Update to difference between cautions and special warnings.

Addition of link to new PACE Code E.

Removal of link to Using body-worn video to record initial contact.

Updating links to revised PACE Code E.

Addition of link to NPCC position paper on use of body-worn video.

Addition of page linking to national policing position papers.

Amendment of information on compensation.