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.

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Date	Category	Guidance	Changes
16 October 2014	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.
16 October 2014	Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children	Further investigation	Amendment of information on compensation.
16 October 2014	Investigation	Working with victims and witnesses	Amendment of information on compensation.
16 October 2014	Prosecution and case management	Victim and witness care	Amendment of information on compensation.
15 October 2014	Information management	Information management - Guidance overview	Removal of section on Notifiable Occupations Scheme.
9 October 2014	Firearms licensing	Firearms licensing - Guidance overview	Updating references to Home Office Guide on Firearms Licensing Law to reflect revised date.
7 October 2014	Major investigation and public protection	Stalking or harassment	Addition of link to CPS (2014) Guidelines on prosecuting cases involving communications sent via social media
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.