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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Armed policing | Command |
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Armed policing | Discharge of firearms | Amendments to replace the term 'imminent' with 'real and immediate' – this change affects content under the existing sections, 'Critical shot' and 'Threat to life'. |
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Armed policing | Legal framework | Change to existing section on 'Lawful orders' to replace the term 'order' with 'authorisation'. |
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Armed policing | Post-deployment | Amendment to existing sections on:
Addition of new content about 'Body-worn video' beneath existing section on 'Record information'. |
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Armed policing | Use of force, firearms and less lethal weapons |
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Major investigation and public protection > Hate crime | Responding to hate | Change to section on 'Hostility' to include antisemitism. |
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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. |
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Detention and custody | Detention and custody risk assessment | Added question to 'Checklist: assessing detainees' – 'Is this your first time in police custody?' |
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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). |
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Major investigation and public protection | Operation Hydrant | Updated broken link to Hydrant Programme Group on Knowledge Hub. |