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Latest changes – roads policing

Date Category Guidance Changes
Roads policing Police driving

23/05/2024 - changed 

response value of motorcycles from '2.2 PV and above' to '1.5 PV and above'

advanced values of motorcycles from 'below 2.2 PV' to 'below 1.5 PV' 

Roads policing Police pursuits

23/05/2024 - the following reference and link was added to the final sentence in section 'Fatal collisions resulting from pursuit activity':

Post-incident procedures following death or serious injury APP

Roads policing Police pursuits

Link to police dogs APP added to police dogs section

Roads policing Roads policing - Guidance overview

Removed link: ACPO-motorcycle-safety-strategy-2014.pdf (college.police.uk) at request of APP team via email

Roads policing Disrupting criminality

Arrested persons has changed to detained persons 

Paragraph added to the 'Detained persons' section.

Roads policing Police pursuits

22/03/2024 - the following amendments have been made:

Vehicles used for pursuits section

  • 'marked' and 'and marked personnel carriers' added to second to last paragraph
  • 'high performance' replaced with 'advanced PV' in last paragraph

Prohibited vehicles section

  • 'Vehicles which can transport a large number of personnel, for example personnel carriers' bullet point removed
Roads policing Police pursuits

Tactical options - '(updated November 2023)' added after 'tactics directory'. 

Pursuit management > Situational engagement of suspects > Quad bikes and motorcycles> 2nd and 5th paragraph - '(updated November 2023) added after 'tactics directory'. 

Communications > 2nd paragraph - '(updated November 2023) added after 'tactics directory'. 

Roads policing Police pursuits

20th Dec - pm. 

5th paragraph '(updated March 2023) changed to (updated November 2023). 

Pre-planned operations - (updated November 2023) added and brackets removed from. 'This link is only available via College Learn'. 

Roads policing Investigation of fatal and serious injury road collisions

Replaced:

  • ‘Highways England and others (2020) Strategic Road Responders Agreement’ with ‘Strategic road responders agreement (National Highways, 2022)’
  • ‘Highways England and others (2019) CLEAR: Keeping Traffic Moving' with 'CLEAR Keeping traffic moving (National Highways, 2021)
Roads policing Management of incidents

Replaced ‘Highways England and others (2020) Strategic Road Responders Agreement’ with ‘Strategic road responders agreement (National Highways, 2022)’.

Roads policing Disrupting criminality

Removal of link to Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) (2006) Guidance on the Seizure, Retention and Disposal of Uninsured Motor Vehicles/Motor Vehicles Driven by Unlicensed Drivers and replaced with National Police Chiefs' Council Vehicle Recovery Group (VRG) Guide 2021.

Roads policing Management of incidents

Updated links to document ‘Highways England and others (2019) CLEAR: Keeping Traffic Moving' with 'CLEAR Keeping traffic moving (National Highways, 2021)'.

Roads policing Investigation of fatal and serious injury road collisions

Updated link to guidance on seizure, retention and disposal of human tissue. 

Roads policing Police pursuits

NPCC Tactical Pursuit and Containment Tactics Directory updated on College Learn – link updated to reflect this

Roads policing Investigation of fatal and serious injury road collisions

Sections added on disaster victim identification teams, recovery and identification of the deceased and minor text amends made.

Roads policing Police driving

Added sections about Prescribed training and On-call vehicle use.

Roads policing Police driving

Updated the Word document behind the link ‘See explanation of the assessment and calculation method’.

Roads policing Investigation of fatal and serious injury road collisions

Broken link fixed to Derbyshire County Council roadside tributes and memorials policy.

Roads policing Investigation of fatal and serious injury road collisions

Updated link to new National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) National Roads Policing Strategy (2022-2025).

Roads policing Roads policing - Guidance overview

Updated NPCC strategy document added.

Roads policing Police driving

Paragraph from previous version removed: 'Marked police vehicles, whether being driven in a response mode or at other times, attract public attention and scrutiny. Officers and police staff using unmarked vehicles are expected to conduct themselves in the same professional manner as officers and police staff using a marked vehicle. Use of legal exemptions are an everyday occurrence and, where applied, the driver must be able to readily and proportionately justify their actions in the pursuance of their duty.'

Roads policing Police driving

Whole module updated.

Roads policing Police pursuits

Updated Airwave Interoperability manual added.

Roads policing Police driving

Link to Governance document removed.

Roads policing Partner agencies

Replace CLEAR guidance and strategic road responders agreement with most up to date version (left out in previous update).

Roads policing Investigation of fatal and serious injury road collisions

Replace CLEAR guidance and strategic road responders agreement with most up to date versions.

Roads policing Management of incidents

Replace CLEAR guidance and strategic road responders agreement with most up to date versions.

Roads policing Investigation of fatal and serious injury road collisions

Removed link to ACPO (2013) Forensic collision investigation and reconstruction protocol.

Roads policing Disrupting criminality

Repair to link to Investigative strategies>ANPR.

Roads policing Disrupting criminality

Updated ANPR content.

Roads policing Police driving

Update to vehicle categorisation calculations.

Roads policing Police pursuits

Updated non College badged Tactics directory uploaded.

Roads policing Police pursuits

Additional wording around reference to force policy added.

Roads policing Investigation of fatal and serious injury road collisions

Updated link to NPCC 2018 Policing our Roads Together - 3 Year Strategy.

Roads policing Police driving

Further information added to provide link to Assessing fitness to drive.

Roads policing Police pursuits

Amended version of tactics directory added to reflect correction to Appendix C.

Roads policing Police pursuits

Updated tactics directory added - February 2019 version.

Roads policing Roads policing - Guidance overview

Updated Policing Roads Together Strategy.

Roads policing Roads policing - Guidance overview

Updated Policing Roads Together Strategy.

Roads policing Investigation of fatal and serious injury road collisions

Updated NPCC protocol for Forensic Collision Investigation and Reconstruction.

Roads policing Investigation of fatal and serious injury road collisions

Reference to JESIP added.

Roads policing Police pursuits

Amended wording for discontinuance of a pursuit.

Roads policing Police pursuits

Police Pursuits - Quad bikes and Motorcycles - amended wording for clarity.

Roads policing Disrupting criminality

Addition of legislation under Disruption of Criminality.

Roads policing Investigation of fatal and serious injury road collisions

Addition of link to STATS20 report.

Roads policing Investigation of fatal and serious injury road collisions

Change in reference from Road Policing SIO to Road Policing Lead Investigator, plus amendments to responsibilities of Forensic Collision Investigator and Vehicle Examiner.

Roads policing Police pursuits

Update refresh training timescales.

Roads policing Police driving

Removal of link to draft Basic Driver Handbook.

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.

Roads policing Police driving

"Training" page retitled "Police driving" and updated.

Roads policing Roads policing - Guidance overview

Update to Guide for the Operational Use of Speed and Red-Light Offence Detection Technology - new 2015 version.

Roads policing Roads policing - Guidance overview

Update to link 'Guide for the Operational Use of Speed and Red-Light Offence Detection Technology' to new 2015 version.

Roads policing Police pursuits

Update to Tactics Directory content (hosted on College Learn but linked from this area of APP).

Roads policing Police pursuits

Updating a link to NPCC (April 2015) Tactical pursuit and containment – Tactics directory including pre-emptive options to October version.

Roads policing Police pursuits

Changing wording regarding off road pursuits of quad bikes and motorcycles.

Roads policing Investigation of fatal and serious injury road collisions

1. Update links to the CLEAR Principles to 2015 version
2. Update references to the five year strategy to 2015 version
3. Instances of VOSA replaced by DVSA

Roads policing Management of incidents
  1. Update links to the CLEAR Principles to 2015 version.
  2. Update references to the five year strategy to 2015 version.
  3. Instances of VOSA replaced by DVSA.
Roads policing Partner agencies

1. Update links to the CLEAR Principles to 2015 version
2. Update references to the five year strategy to 2015 version
3. Instances of VOSA replaced by DVSA

Roads policing Disrupting criminality

The list of bullets in section 1.2 (seizing vehicles) has been amended to provide better clarity on the legislation in relation to the seizure of vehicles.

Roads policing Police pursuits

Changes throughout section on Police pursuits and link to Tactics Directory (restricted content).

Roads policing Roads policing - Guidance overview
  • Update to link: 'ACPO (2011) Policing the Roads – 5 Year Strategy 2011-2015' changed to 'NPCC (2015) Policing the Roads in Partnership – 5 Year Strategy 2015-2020'
  • Removal of text about anti-social road use.
Roads policing Investigation of fatal and serious injury road collisions

Removal of a link to Ministry of Justice (2013) Code of Practice for Victims of Crime.

Roads policing Disrupting criminality

Correcting broken links and uploading a link to an updated version of the Motorcycle Safety Strategy.

Roads policing Management of incidents

Correcting broken links and uploading a link to an updated version of the Motorcycle Safety Strategy.

Roads policing Roads policing - Guidance overview

Correcting broken links and uploading a link to an updated version of the Motorcycle Safety Strategy.

Roads policing Partner agencies

Reflecting name change: Driving Standards Agency has become Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency.

Roads policing Roads policing - Guidance overview

Reflecting name change: Driving Standards Agency has become Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency.

Roads policing Police pursuits

Clarifying and removing ambiguity around use of 4x4 utility vehicles in pursuits.

Roads policing Investigation of fatal and serious injury road collisions

Removal of links to the PPF which suggested that particular roles require an officer to be of a certain rank, which is not true.

Roads policing Investigation of fatal and serious injury road collisions

Update links to 2013 Code of Practice for Victims of Crime.

Roads policing Partner agencies

Addition of a link to newly-published document: ACPO et al (2013) Strategic Road Responders Agreement.

Roads policing Police pursuits

Wording change: “tactical phase trained advanced drivers” changed to “advanced drivers”.

Roads policing Roads policing - Guidance overview

Changes to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) reflected throughout this APP.

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