Latest changes to APP

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Date	Category	Guidance	Changes
1 February 2014	Public order public safety	Legal framework and legislation	Section 5 Public Order Act updated.
1 February 2014	Roads policing	Investigation of fatal and serious injury road collisions	Update links to 2013 Code of Practice for Victims of Crime.
28 January 2014	Investigation	Managing effective investigations	Reference to guidance decommissioned as a result of publication of Child abuse APP amended.
28 January 2014	Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children > Police response to investigating child abuse	Risk and associated investigations	Link to ACPO guidance added.
28 January 2014	Major investigation and public protection > Responding to child sexual exploitation	Responding to child sexual exploitation	Links to OCC documents added; word "honeypot" deleted.
23 January 2014	Detention and custody > Detainee care	Children and young persons	In section on 'Responsibilities of the police' – 'ACPO (2009) guidance on investigating child abuse and safeguarding children' reference changed to a link to 'Multi-agency arrangements for safeguarding' in the APP on Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children > Police response to investigating child abuse.
23 January 2014	Detention and custody	Detention and custody - Guidance overview	Reference to guidance being decommissioned as a result of publication of Child abuse APP amended.
19 December 2013	Major investigation and public protection > Responding to child sexual exploitation	Responding to child sexual exploitation	Addition of Child sexual exploitation module to Major investigation and public protection.
10 December 2013	Investigation > Investigative strategies	Automatic number plate recognition (ANPR)	Addition of links to ANPR documents to Investigation APP Home Office (2013) National ANPR Standards for Policing, Part 1 – Data Standards Home Office (2013) National ANPR Standards for Policing, Part 2 – ANPR Infrastructure Standards
10 December 2013	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'..