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Date	Category	Guidance	Changes
22 December 2023	Major investigation and public protection > Missing persons	Strategic responsibilities	'Missing persons coordinator role' section: added text to reflect both adult and child care homes. 'Assisting investigations' section: added a link to the Coordinator to explain this from College source. 'Shared responsibilities' section: inserted words 'matters that are recorded as'. 'Multi-agency protocols' section: added new sentence with link to content, removing out of date link. 'Referrals to social care' section: Added paragraph; added new link to All Wales Practice Guide 'Vulnerable adults' section: removed two out of date links and added new content link to Home Office 'Trigger plans' section: removed reference to Philomena protocol 'Regulatory bodies' section: added 'or supported accommodation' to Ofsted regulatory duties to inspect. 'UKMPU returns' section: removed reference to Code of Practice and the out of date content about statistical bulletins. Added annually to the sharing of reports. 'Retention and weeding of reports' section: removed link on retention.
21 December 2023	Major investigation and public protection > Managing sexual offenders and violent offenders	Identifying, assessing and managing risk	In 'Risk management plans and interventions' section – Fixed broken link to MAPPA Guidance. In 'Constructive interventions' section – Fixed broken link referring to 'approved premises' to go to MAPPA Guidance. In 'Factors to be monitored to identify, assess and manage risk' section – Added link to 'Dynamic Supervision Project' research paper. In 'Suspect or offender leaving the UK and/or changing their identity' section – Added link to Home Office guidance on identifying British citizens. In 'Victims and potential victims' section – Added link to Managing public protection information. In 'Reactive management examples' section – Defined PSR and ASSET.
21 December 2023	Major investigation and public protection > Managing sexual offenders and violent offenders	Introduction to managing sexual offenders and violent offenders	In 'Multi-agency approach section – Updated link to MAPPA guidance (GOV.UK). In 'Offender types' section – Changed 'Those subject to management under Part 2 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003' to appear as a sub-heading. In 'Offender management' section – Removed broken link to ViSOR national standards. In 'Young offenders' section – Updated broken link for MAPPA guidance for YOTs to the main MAPPA Guidance (GOV.UK). In 'Roles and responsibilities' section – Added link to APP on Vetting. In 'Training' section – Added link to Child sex offender disclosure scheme on College Learn.
21 December 2023	Major investigation and public protection > Managing sexual offenders and violent offenders	Multi-agency public protection arrangements (MAPPA)	In 'Legal framework' section – Updated broken link to MAPPA guidance.
21 December 2023	Major investigation and public protection > Managing sexual offenders and violent offenders	Notification requirements	In 'Indefinite notification requirements for registered offenders' section – Removed reference and link to 'ACPO Extending the Notification Requirements and the right to a Review of Indefinite Notification Requirements – Sexual Offences Act 2003'. In 'Indefinite notification requirements for registered offenders' section – removed broken link to ViSOR standards. In 'NCA CEOP Command UK Tracker Team' – updated link to 'Travelling abroad' for UK Tracker Team contact details. In 'Referral criteria' section – Fixed broken link to CEOP most wanted website. In 'Escorting offenders' section – Removed link to 'Welfare and security'.
21 December 2023	Policing elections	Investigating electoral malpractice	Distinguished between imprints for digital material and imprints for printed material. Incorporated links to Electoral Commission statutory guidance on these. Links also added to Elections Act 2022. Content added to 'Undue influence' section, with links to legislation. Added Note to investigating 'Undue influence' section. Added section on 'Ballot secrecy' with links to Ballot Secrecy Act 2023.
20 December 2023	Roads policing	Police pursuits	20th Dec - pm. 5th paragraph '(updated March 2023) changed to (updated November 2023). Pre-planned operations - (updated November 2023) added and brackets removed from. 'This link is only available via College Learn'.
13 November 2023	Investigation	Policing drugs	Addition of links to Home Office guidance and circular 006/2023 in section on 'Nitrous oxide'.
8 November 2023	Investigation	Policing drugs	Addition of new content on nitrous oxide.
27 October 2023	Major investigation and public protection > Missing persons	Expectations	Replaced broken link to Code of Ethics