Latest changes to APP

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Date	Category	Guidance	Changes
10 December 2013	Public order public safety	Legal framework and legislation	The Ministry of Justice has confirmed the commencement date for changes to section 5 of the Public Order Act, currently referenced in Public Order APP as 'forthcoming'..
26 November 2013	Prosecution and case management	Possible justice outcomes following investigation	Changes to Adult Cautions which pre-empt the full review of all OoCD's (due in March 2014).
25 November 2013	Detention and custody	Custody management and planning	In section on 'Independent custody visitors' – link to draft Code of Practice replaced with the 2013 version. In section on 'Process for an independent custody visitor visit' – wording changed from 'They must also give regular feedback to the police authority' to 'They must also give regular feedback to the police and crime commissioner'.
25 November 2013	Detention and custody	Detention and custody - Guidance overview	Replaced reference to police authority with PCC. Replaced reference to a draft document with link to published version.
21 November 2013	Investigation	Working with victims and witnesses	Updated reference material available (second edition of title which was provided as the link at launch): ACPO (2013) Advice on the Structure of Visually Recorded Witness Interviews (Second Edition).
14 November 2013	Roads policing	Partner agencies	Addition of a link to newly-published document: ACPO et al (2013) Strategic Road Responders Agreement.
12 November 2013	Civil emergencies	Civil emergencies - Guidance overview	Content changes.
12 November 2013	Civil emergencies > Disaster victim identification	Recovering and identifying the deceased and human remains	Content changes.
12 November 2013	Roads policing	Police pursuits	Wording change: “tactical phase trained advanced drivers” changed to “advanced drivers”.
8 November 2013	Information management > Management of police information	Evaluation	Change to wording of reference material.