| Date | Category | Guidance | Changes |
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| Armed policing | Deployment of authorised firearms officers (AFOs) | Changes made to section 'Authority to deploy AFOs'. Change made to third sentence of the third paragraph – 'Where practicable, any subsequently authorised armed deployment should be subject to appropriate tactical advice.' 'Should' changed to 'must'. |
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| Armed policing | Post-deployment | Additional text to Stage 3 – personal initial accounts and Stage 4 – detailed accounts, statements and interviews, about formal documentation due to possible subsequent legal, conduct or coronial proceedings. |
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| Armed policing | Deployment of authorised firearms officers (AFOs) | Destruction of animals – wording change from should to must – 'Where time permits, a firearms tactical advisor must be contacted.' |
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| Armed policing | Issue and carriage of firearms | Amended content for 'Standing authority for the issue and carriage of firearms' and new section added below - Protection and Vulnerability Mitigation (PVM) arrangements. |
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| Armed policing | Conducted energy devices (Taser) | Updated changes to Taser APP document. |
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| Armed policing | Conducted energy devices (Taser) | Broken links to tables amended. |
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| Armed policing | Conducted energy devices (Taser) | Updated CED leaflet links. |
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| Armed policing | Attenuating energy projectiles | Risk factors section - replaced (SACMILL) with (DOMILL) Effects section - added 'is after 'but it'. |
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| Armed policing | Conducted energy devices (Taser) | Medical assessment section replaced (within aftercare section) CED information leaflets section replaced. |
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| Armed policing | Armed policing reference material | Amended location of a reference from MLE to Knowledge Hub. |
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| Armed policing | Armed deployment | Amend to section on de-escalation of conflict |
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| Armed policing | Weapons and equipment | Amends made to ballistic protection section. |
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| Armed policing | Armed deployment | Updated content |
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| Armed policing | Armed policing reference material | Updated content |
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| Armed policing | Armed policing strategic threat and risk assessment (APSTRA) | Updated content and changed title of module. |
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| Armed policing | Attenuating energy projectiles | Updated content. |
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| Armed policing | Command | Updated content. |
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| Armed policing | Deployment of authorised firearms officers (AFOs) | Updated content |
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| Armed policing | Discharge of firearms | Updated content |
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| Armed policing | Issue and carriage of firearms | Updated content. |
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| Armed policing | Legal framework | Updated content. |
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| Armed policing | National Police Firearms Training Curriculum (NPFTC) | Updated content. |
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| Armed policing | Post-deployment | Updated content. |
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| Armed policing | Use of force, firearms and less lethal weapons | Updated content |
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| Armed policing | Weapons and equipment | Updated content. |
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| Armed policing | Conducted energy devices (Taser) | Reference documents added to support the latest T7 model. |
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| Armed policing | Conducted energy devices (Taser) | Updated content to reflect latest model. |
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| Armed policing | Post-deployment | Post-deployment replaced with updated version. |
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| Armed policing | Conducted energy devices (Taser) | Content for Use of force reporting amended. |
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| Armed policing | Conducted energy devices (Taser) | Update IPCC to IOPC and amend link to IOPC guidance. |
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| Armed policing | Use of force, firearms and less lethal weapons | Replaced 2013 Home Office Code of Practice with new College 2020 Code of Practice on Armed Policing and Police use of Less Lethal Weapons. |
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| Armed policing | Weapons and equipment | Updated wording around percussion grenades. |
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| Armed policing | Use of force, firearms and less lethal weapons | Correct link added to pdf of ‘Home Office (2003) Code of Practice on the Police use of Firearms and Less Lethal Weapons. |
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| Armed policing | Use of force, firearms and less lethal weapons | Removed incorrect link to Home Office (2003) Code of Practice on the Police use of Firearms and Less Lethal Weapons. |
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| Armed policing | Use of force, firearms and less lethal weapons | Changes to Discharge of Firearms, and Use of Force, Firearms and less lethal weapons - Includes explanation around critical and conventional shots; terminology change - direction replaced by tasking. |
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| Armed policing | Weapons and equipment | Minor amendment wording around weapons and exhibits - formatting. |
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| Armed policing | Conducted energy devices (Taser) | Updated information leaflets for use of Taser. |
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| Armed policing | Post-deployment | Various change to maintain currency in line with review. |
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| Armed policing | Conducted energy devices (Taser) | Update to reflect new authorised model. |
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| Armed policing | Conducted energy devices (Taser) | New reference material added - information leaflets. |
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| Armed policing | Armed deployment | Update to information on Taser. |
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| Armed policing | Conducted energy devices (Taser) | Update to information on Taser. |
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| Armed policing | Post-deployment | Who should conduct an organisational learning debrief: Addition of paragraph concerning sustained public protection, the balance of operational risk associated with surveillance operations and armed intervention. |
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| Armed policing | Armed deployment | Addition of paragraph concerning sustained public protection, the balance of operational risk associated with surveillance operations and armed intervention. |
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| Armed policing | Command | Addition of paragraph concerning sustained public protection, the balance of operational risk associated with surveillance operations and armed intervention. |
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| Armed policing | Post-deployment | Addition of information on operational debrief; clarification of information on separation. |
