Latest changes to APP

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Date	Category	Guidance	Changes
8 September 2023	Armed policing	Legal framework	Change to existing section on 'Lawful orders' to replace the term 'order' with 'authorisation'.
8 September 2023	Armed policing	Post-deployment	Amendment to existing sections on: 'Special leave or suspension from duty' – addition of circumstance where key police witnesses (KPWs) should not contact colleagues in the police service. 'Authorisation' – addition of content around making evidence-based assessments about permitting officers and staff to resume duties. Addition of new content about 'Body-worn video' beneath existing section on 'Record information'.
8 September 2023	Armed policing	Use of force, firearms and less lethal weapons	Addition of new heading 'Command authorisation to use force'. 'Access to decisive information' moved below new heading 'Command authorisation to use force'. Addition of new heading 'Rifle-initiated entry to save life' and associated new content. Amendment to replace the term 'imminent' with 'real and immediate' in the existing section, 'Influencing factors'.
8 September 2023	Major investigation and public protection > Hate crime	Responding to hate	Change to section on 'Hostility' to include antisemitism.
7 September 2023	Civil emergencies > Civil contingencies	Command, control and coordination	In section 'Emergency preparedness in Wales', removed details about the Pan-Wales Response Plan as no longer relevant.
7 September 2023	Detention and custody	Detention and custody risk assessment	Added question to 'Checklist: assessing detainees' – 'Is this your first time in police custody?'
7 September 2023	Major investigation and public protection	Gangs and youth violence	Updated broken links to Home Office guidance on statutory injunctions to prevent gang-related violence and drug dealing (2016).
7 September 2023	Major investigation and public protection	Operation Hydrant	Updated broken link to Hydrant Programme Group on Knowledge Hub.
7 September 2023	Information management > Management of police information	Collection and recording	Updated links to the Government Security Classification (GSC) (Cabinet Office, 2023) document within the Government security classification section.
7 September 2023	Public order public safety	Additional reference and historical documents	Removed link to the following document – College of Policing (2018) Guidance for Public Order Public Safety Command Roles Accreditation and Re-Accreditation v1.7.