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Latest changes – public order public safety

Date Category Guidance Changes
Public order public safety > Police dogs Legal frameworks

Updated link to NPCC Dog Standard

Public order public safety > Police dogs Police dogs - Guidance overview

Updated link to NPCC Dog Standard.

Public order public safety > Police dogs Training, accreditation and deployment

Updated link to NPCC Dog Standard

Public order public safety Mounted branch

Moved to public order public safety (out of Thematic guidance and further information)

Public order public safety > Thematic guidance and further information Thematic guidance and further information - Guidance overview

Moved Mounted branch and Police dog handlers out of this section (Thematic guidance and further information) to public order public safety

Public order public safety > Police dogs Police dogs - Guidance overview

First published Dogs APP.

Public order public safety Additional reference and historical documents

Fixed broken link to news article 'Changes to legislation for policing protests'.

Public order public safety Additional reference and historical documents

Removed link to the following document – College of Policing (2018) Guidance for Public Order Public Safety Command Roles Accreditation and Re-Accreditation v1.7.

Public order public safety > Developing a policing plan Community engagement, impact assessments and communication

Extensive changes to entire Public order public safety APP following consultation.

Public order public safety > Developing a policing plan Counter terrorism

Extensive changes to entire Public order public safety APP following consultation. 

Public order public safety > Developing a policing plan Cyber security

Extensive changes to entire Public order public safety APP following consultation.

Public order public safety > Developing a policing plan Digital media investigator

Extensive changes to entire Public order public safety APP following consultation.

Public order public safety > Developing a policing plan Intelligence

Extensive changes to entire Public order public safety APP following consultation. 

Public order public safety > Developing a policing plan Investigation

Extensive changes to entire Public order public safety APP following consultation.

Public order public safety > Developing a policing plan Media

Extensive changes to entire Public order public safety APP following consultation. 

Public order public safety > Developing a policing plan Planning

Extensive changes to all sections of Public order public safety APP following consultation.

Public order public safety > Developing a policing plan Safeguarding

Extensive changes to entire Public order public safety APP following consultation.

Public order public safety Additional reference and historical documents

Extensive changes to entire Public order public safety APP following consultation. 'References' now titled 'Additional reference and historic documents'.

Public order public safety Approaches to POPS

Extensive changes to entire Public order public safety APP following consultation. 

Public order public safety Command structure and role profiles

Extensive changes to entire Public order public safety APP following consultation. 'Command' now titled 'Command structure and role profiles'.

Public order public safety Curriculum and training

Extensive changes to entire Public order public safety APP following consultation. 

Public order public safety Deployment

Extensive changes to entire Public order public safety APP following consultation. 'Planning and deployment' is now titled 'Deployment', and 'Developing a policing plan' now sits in a new section.

Public order public safety Legal framework and legislation

Extensive changes to entire Public order public safety APP following consultation. 'Core principles and legislation' is now titled 'Legal framework and legislation', and 'Policing professional standards and core principles' sits in a new section.

Public order public safety Mounted branch

Extensive changes to entire Public order public safety APP following consultation.

Public order public safety Policing professional standards and core principles

Extensive changes to entire Public order public safety APP following consultation.

Public order public safety POPS incidents

Extensive changes to entire Public order public safety APP following consultation. 

Public order public safety > Thematic guidance and further information British Transport Police

Extensive changes to entire Public order public safety APP following consultation. 

Public order public safety > Thematic guidance and further information Events

Extensive changes to entire Public order public safety APP following consultation.

Public order public safety > Thematic guidance and further information Further information

Extensive changes to entire Public order public safety APP following consultations.

Public order public safety > Thematic guidance and further information Police Scotland

Extensive changes to entire Public order public safety APP following consultation. 

Public order public safety > Thematic guidance and further information Police Service of Northern Ireland

Extensive changes to entire Public order public safety APP following consultation. 'Legislative variations for Northern Ireland' now titled 'Police Service of Northern Ireland' and sits beneath 'Thematic guidance and further information'.

Public order public safety > Thematic guidance and further information Policing of elections

Extensive changes to entire Public order public safety APP following consultation. 

Public order public safety > Thematic guidance and further information Protest

Extensive changes to entire Public order public safety APP following consultation.

Public order public safety > Thematic guidance and further information Unauthorised encampments and trespassing on land without consent

Extensive changes to entire Public order public safety APP following consultation.

Public order public safety > Thematic guidance and further information United Kingdom Football Policing Unit (UKFPU)

Extensive changes to Public order public safety APP following consultation. 'Policing football' is now titled 'UK Football Policing Unit' and sits beneath 'Thematic guidance and further information'.

Public order public safety > Thematic guidance and further information Unlicensed music event

Extensive changes to entire Public order public safety APP following consultation. 

Public order public safety Command structure and role profiles

Updated Airwave Interoperability manual added.

Public order public safety > Thematic guidance and further information Events

Revised version of Events policing guidance added.

Public order public safety Command structure and role profiles

Information added around the role of co-ordinating gold commander.

Public order public safety Command structure and role profiles

Addition of Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018.

Public order public safety > Thematic guidance and further information United Kingdom Football Policing Unit (UKFPU)

JESIP embedded.

Public order public safety Command structure and role profiles

Upload of new version of accreditation for commanders link material.

Public order public safety > Thematic guidance and further information United Kingdom Football Policing Unit (UKFPU)

Amended working for Policing Football - policing service and football teams, and statement of intent.

Public order public safety Command structure and role profiles

Updates to Tactical options, POTAC and FITs.

Public order public safety Legal framework and legislation

Addition of link to ACPO (2015) Policing Linked to Onshore Oil and Gas Operations.

Public order public safety > Thematic guidance and further information United Kingdom Football Policing Unit (UKFPU)

Policing football updated.

Public order public safety Command structure and role profiles

Amends made to accurately reflect the structure of Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) police support unit (PSU).

Public order public safety Command structure and role profiles

Amends to accurately reflect PSNI position (core principles, updated document reference, reflection of NI legislation, position of POTACs).

Public order public safety Deployment

Amends to accurately reflect PSNI position (core principles, updated document reference, reflection of NI legislation, position of POTACs).

Public order public safety Legal framework and legislation

Amends to accurately reflect PSNI position (core principles, updated document reference, reflection of NI legislation, position of POTACs).

Public order public safety Legal framework and legislation

Section 5 Public Order Act updated.

Public order public safety Legal framework and legislation

The Ministry of Justice has confirmed the commencement date for changes to section 5 of the Public Order Act, currently referenced in Public Order APP as 'forthcoming'..

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