Overview of the 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.
Latest changes to APP
| Date | Category | Guidance | Changes |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Hate crime | Responding to non-crime hate incidents | Changes to reflect new Code of Practice for recording non-crime hate incidents. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Modern slavery | Modern slavery definitions | Removed the word 'perceived' from the definition of servitude. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Hate crime | Partnership working | Updated broken links to other sections of the Hate crime APP, including Community engagement and tension, Intelligence, Supervision and oversight and Strategic leadership. |
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| Investigation > Investigative strategies | Scene strategy | Fixed broken link to Investigative strategies > Search powers, and obtaining and executing search warrants |
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| Detention and custody > Detainee care | Children and young persons | Addition to section on strip search about consideration for section 11 of the Children Act 2004. |
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| Stop and search > Legal | Legal application | Reference added relating to supervisors needing to be a minimum of inspector rank. |
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| Stop and search > Quick reference guides > Legal quick reference guides | Quick reference guide: legal application – search options | Reference added relating to the supervisor needing to be a minimum of inspector rank. |
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| Prosecution and case management | Hearing and trial management | Added link to the Better Case Management Revival Handbook 2023. |
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| Stop and search > Quick reference guides | Quick reference guide: transparent – accurate recording of individual encounters | Reference added relating to the supervisor needing to be a minimum of inspector rank. |
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| Stop and search > Legal | Legal application | Additional of Children heading and the Children Act 2004 |