Latest changes to APP

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Date	Category	Guidance	Changes
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.
7 October 2014	Major investigation and public protection > Responding to child sexual exploitation	Responding to child sexual exploitation	Addition of new information on hotel notices.
30 September 2014	Major investigation and public protection > Homicide	Homicide - Guidance overview	Addition of a link to CFOA, ACPO, CPS, HSE (2014) Investigative Guidance: Firefighter Fatality in the Workplace.
29 September 2014	Engagement and communication	Communication	Addition of a link to ACPO (2013) Guidelines on the Safe Use of the Internet and Social Media by Police Officers and Police Staff.
18 September 2014	Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children	Further investigation	Removed content changes made on 3 September 2014 (reverted to previous version).
18 September 2014	Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children	Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children - Guidance overview	Removed content changes made on 3 September 2014 (reverted to previous version).
18 September 2014	Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children	Key definitions	Removed content changes made on 3 September 2014 (reverted to previous version).
18 September 2014	Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children	Police response to concern for a child	Removed content changes made on 3 September 2014 (reverted to previous version).
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.
15 September 2014	Roads policing	Disrupting criminality	Correcting broken links and uploading a link to an updated version of the Motorcycle Safety Strategy.