5 October 2023
Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children > Police response to investigating child abuse Risk and associated investigations Changed link to the updated briefing note, 'Responding to the taking or sharing or nude and semi-nude images by young people' (now in HTML format).
12 July 2023
Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children > Police response to investigating child abuse Risk and associated investigations Addition of link to NPCC Family Pack PDF
24 February 2022
Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children > Police response to investigating child abuse Staffing and the child abuse investigation unit Review of all existing links to the 2011 ABE guidance and update the reference to the new 2022 guidance.
20 December 2021
Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children > Police response to investigating child abuse Staffing and the child abuse investigation unit NPCC definition for prioritisation of online perpetrators who pose a risk of harm to children.
1 November 2021
Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children > Police response to investigating child abuse Risk and associated investigations Publication of County lines child criminal exploitation.
20 May 2021
Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children > Police response to investigating child abuse Risk and associated investigations College of Policing Briefing note on sexting added - replaces ACPO 2013 document, plus updated link to MAPPA guidance
30 July 2020
Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children > Police response to investigating child abuse Risk and associated investigations New Child Rescue Alert guidance added.
2 June 2020
Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children > Police response to investigating child abuse Risk and associated investigations Broken link to common law police disclosure scheme.
8 October 2019
Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children > Police response to investigating child abuse Risk and associated investigations New advice on safeguarding children through the use of Child Abduction Warning Notices.
18 June 2019
Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children > Police response to investigating child abuse Risk and associated investigations June 2019 version of Management of suicide operational advice added.
8 October 2018
Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children > Police response to investigating child abuse Risk and associated investigations Updated link to HMIC 2013 Mistakes were made.
21 July 2015
Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children > Police response to investigating child abuse Risk and associated investigations Addition of link to NCA CEOP Victim Identification Guidance.
7 October 2014
Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children > Police response to investigating child abuse Risk and associated investigations Addition of links to ACPO CPAI Lead’s Position on Young People Who Post Self-Taken Indecent Images and CPS (2014) Guidelines on prosecuting cases involving communications sent via social media.
15 September 2014
Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children > Police response to investigating child abuse Risk and associated investigations Addition of link to ACPO (2013) Practitioners Guidance on Child Rescue Alert.
9 July 2014
Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children > Police response to investigating child abuse Risk and associated investigations Renamed "Investigating child deaths" to "Unexpected death of a child".
19 June 2014
Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children > Police response to investigating child abuse Multi-agency arrangements for safeguarding Changing "sudden unexpected deaths in childhood" to "investigating child deaths".
19 June 2014
Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children > Police response to investigating child abuse Risk and associated investigations Changing "sudden unexpected deaths in childhood" to "investigating child deaths".
19 June 2014
Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children > Police response to investigating child abuse Staffing and the child abuse investigation unit Changing "sudden unexpected deaths in childhood" to "investigating child deaths".
28 January 2014
Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children > Police response to investigating child abuse Risk and associated investigations Link to ACPO guidance added.
