Overview of the latest changes to APP.
APP is subject to review (either scheduled or triggered) in consultation with the relevant National Policing Business Area. All amendments go through a review process and further information is available from [email protected]
More detailed changes to APP content may be recorded separately by the the APP team. If you require a copy of APP as it was on a particular date (for example, for an enquiry) please email [email protected]. All requests must be approved by the relevant Policing Standards Manager.
Latest changes to APP
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| Armed policing | Post-deployment | Changed paragraph to direct quote from Section 12 Police Reform Act: “A DSI matter means any circumstances (unless the circumstances are or have been the subject of a complaint or amount to a conduct matter) in or as a result of a person’s death or serious injury and:
or: at or before the time of the DSI, the person had direct or indirect contact with a person serving with the police who was acting in the execution of their duties, and there is an indication that the contact may have directly or indirectly caused or contributed to the DSI. This sub-category excludes contact that a person suffering the DSI had while acting in the execution of their duties as a person serving with the police” (see Police Reform Act 2002, s 12, as amended by the Policing and Crime Act 2017) |
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| Post-incident procedures following death or serious injury | Post-incident procedures following death or serious injury | Changed paragraph in line with section 12 police reform act to: “A DSI matter means any circumstances (unless the circumstances are or have been the subject of a complaint or amount to a conduct matter) in or as a result of a person’s death or serious injury and:
or:
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| Information management | Freedom of information | A new sub-section, titled 'How to disclose information safely' has been added to the 'Responding to the applicant' section. |
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| Public order public safety | Mounted branch | Moved to public order public safety (out of Thematic guidance and further information) |
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| 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 |
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| Investigation > Investigative strategies | CCTV | CCTV was contained within Passive data generators. This information has been updated to reflect legislative changes and presented in its own section (still subsumed under investigative strategies) to make it more easily accessible. |
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| Investigation > Investigative strategies | Passive data generators | Removed the section on CCTV. Due to the introduction of the Forensic Science Regulator Code of Practice. The development and implementation of the Code is required under section 2 of The Forensic Science Regulator Act 2021. The Code came into force on 2 October 2023. With the Code already being in place there is an imperative to bring the APP in line with the current obligations on forces/practitioners. As such, this section has been updated and moved into its own sub-section beneath passive data generators so that it is easier to find and use for practitioners. |
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| Policing elections | Policing elections reference material | Following reference added:
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| Roads policing | Disrupting criminality | Arrested persons has changed to detained persons Paragraph added to the 'Detained persons' section. |
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| Investigation | Investigation process | Two new subsections added to investigative process.
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