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
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| Detention and custody | Response, arrest and detention | New paragraph added to the section on Persons attending a police station voluntarily who are not arrested to reflect the changes to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022. |
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| Roads policing | Investigation of fatal and serious injury road collisions | Updated link to new National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) National Roads Policing Strategy (2022-2025). |
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| Covert policing | Assisting offender debriefing | Updated to reflect legislation changes (Sentencing Act 2020) |
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| Civil emergencies > Disaster victim identification | Inquests and inquiries | Removed the link to Jones, J. KBE (2017) from Judicial inquiries and moved it to the Overview page for disaster victim identification .
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| Investigation | Acid and corrosive substances | Added link to the Home Office (2022) statutory guidance: Offensive Weapons Act 2019, part 1. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Knife crime | Added link to Home Office (2022) Statutory guidance: Offensive Weapons Act 2019, parts 3, 4 and 5. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Modern slavery | Partner agencies | Updated UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) email address. |
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| Investigation | Forensics | Added a link to the NPCC Retention, Storage and Destruction of Materials and Records relating to Forensic Examination Guidance V1 under 'Other sources of information and guidance'. |
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| Information management > Management of police information | Review, retention and disposal | Updated the link to guidance on the retention, storage and destruction of materials and records related to forensic examination. |
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| Armed policing | Deployment of authorised firearms officers (AFOs) | Destruction of animals – wording change from should to must – 'Where time permits, a firearms tactical advisor must be contacted.' |