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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| Information management > Management of police information | Collection and recording | Updated links to the Government Security Classification (GSC) (Cabinet Office, 2023) document within the Government security classification section. |
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| Public order public safety | Additional reference and historical documents | Removed link to the following document – College of Policing (2018) Guidance for Public Order Public Safety Command Roles Accreditation and Re-Accreditation v1.7. |
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| Roads policing | Investigation of fatal and serious injury road collisions | Replaced:
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| Roads policing | Management of incidents | Replaced ‘Highways England and others (2020) Strategic Road Responders Agreement’ with ‘Strategic road responders agreement (National Highways, 2022)’. |
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| Prosecution and case management | Possible justice outcomes following investigation | Amended the term 'out of court disposals' to 'out of court resolutions (disposals)' as a result of a change in terminology. |
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| Roads policing | Disrupting criminality | Removal of link to Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) (2006) Guidance on the Seizure, Retention and Disposal of Uninsured Motor Vehicles/Motor Vehicles Driven by Unlicensed Drivers and replaced with National Police Chiefs' Council Vehicle Recovery Group (VRG) Guide 2021. |
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| Roads policing | Management of incidents | Updated link to document ‘Highways England and others (2019) CLEAR: Keeping Traffic Moving' with 'CLEAR Keeping traffic moving (National Highways, 2021)'. |
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| Investigation | Investigation process | Extensive changes to entire section following June 2023 consultation. |
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| Investigation | Managing effective investigations | Extensive changes to entire section following June 2023 consultation, including updating section title from 'Managing investigations' to 'Managing effective investigations'. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Firearms licensing | Extensive changes following consultation process. |