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
20 August 2020	Investigation > International	International	IE NCCU details amended.
20 August 2020	Investigation > International	International investigation useful contacts	All references to the IE NCCU phone number removed.
20 August 2020	Investigation	Forensics	DNA good practice guide replaced with updated version.
12 August 2020	Major investigation and public protection	Operation Hydrant	Updated SIO advice published.
6 August 2020	Investigation > Acquisitive crime	Policing business crime	Amended links to Knowledge Hub as was previously going to POLKA.
6 August 2020	Armed policing	Post-deployment	Post-deployment replaced with updated version.
6 August 2020	Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children	Child abuse linked reference material	Removed reference to POLKA.
30 July 2020	Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children	Child abuse linked reference material	New Child Rescue Alert guidance added.
30 July 2020	Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children	Police response to concern for a child	New Child Rescue Alert guidance added.
30 July 2020	Major investigation and public protection > Managing sexual offenders and violent offenders	Identification of MOSOVO offenders	Removal of threshold table and addition of link to SOA 2003 Schedule 3 and 5.