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Latest changes – information management

Date Category Guidance Changes
Information management Data protection

Added a link under 'Information sharing and disclosure of information' to the Information Commissioner's Office data sharing code of practice.

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.

Information management Data protection

Updated reference to 'information sharing code of practice' to 'Police information and records management Code of Practice'.

Information management > Management of police information Review, retention and disposal

Amended sentence 'Code of Practice on Information and records management' to 'Police information and records management' to reflect full name of the Code.

Information management > Management of police information Review, retention and disposal

Published new section on Archiving of records in the public interest.

Information management > Management of police information Review, retention and disposal

Updated all 'Management of Police Information Code of Practice (2005)' references and links to the new 'Police information and records management Code of Practice'.

Information management > Management of police information Review, retention and disposal

Changed title of page from 'Retention, review and disposal' to 'Review, retention and disposal'.

Added information about nominals under 10 years old, Children Act 2004 requirements, Public Sector Equality Duty, the rights of nominals and retention criteria and changed references of 'offenders or suspected offenders' to 'nominals'.

Information management Data protection

Added link to new audit and compliance briefing note.

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.

Information management > Management of police information Review, retention and disposal

Added link to and reference to NPCC guidance on retention, storage and destruction of materials and records related to forensic examination.

Information management > Management of police information Review, retention and disposal

Definition of MoPI groups amended to reflect changes in light of Schedule 18 of the Sentencing Act 2020.

Information management Data protection

Some wording amended and links updated.

Information management > Management of police information Review, retention and disposal

Section one, para three - removed '(currently under development)' after '(NPCC) advice'. Section 1.1.2 - added link to NPCC National retention Schedule (NRS) and removed '(currently under development)' after it

Information management Data protection

Updated link to Knowledge Hub reference materials

Information management Freedom of information

National Policing Minimum Requirements Publication Scheme Compliance version 5 added

Information management > Management of police information Review, retention and disposal

Updated link to Knowledge Hub reference materials

Information management > Management of police information Review, retention and disposal

Retention, review and disposal page replaced with updated page.

Information management Data protection

Updated links to the NPCC data protection manual of guidance with the link provided by DH, version 1.1. Old link
https://knowledgehub.group/group/npcc-data-protection/group-forum/-/message_boards/message/42546714
New link
https://knowledgehub.group/group/npcc-data-protection/group-forum/-/message_boards/message/43476052#_com_liferay_message_boards_web_portlet_MBPortlet_message_43476052

Information management Data protection

Updated links and references to the latest NPCC data protection manaual of guidance held on the Knowledge Hub.

Information management Information assurance

Links removed to NPIRMT national polcing community security policy and email added.

Information management > Management of police information Review, retention and disposal

Links removed to NPIRMT national policing community security policy and email added.

Information management Data protection

Replace link to NPCC Data Protection Manual of Guidance.

Information management Information management - Guidance overview

Replace link to IPC guidance with link to IPC organisation.

Information management > Management of police information Review, retention and disposal

National retention assessment criteria (NRAC) template link replaced.

Information management Information sharing

Link to NPCC Data Protection Group Knowledge Hub added.

Information management Information assurance

Removal of reference and links to POLKA, replaced with reference and links to the MLE.

Information management Information assurance

Home Office (2013) Police Warning, Advice and Reporting Point (PolWARP) Procedures version 1.7 - POLKA link change to MLE.

Information management Information assurance

Updated in light of legal changes, name changes, reference and formatting/structural changes.

Information management > Management of police information Review, retention and disposal

Changed email address from [email protected] to [email protected].

Information management Information management - Guidance overview

Revised content.

Information management Information sharing

Revised content.

Information management > Management of police information Management of police information - Guidance overview

Revised content.

Information management Data protection

Revised version of Data protection published. Removed sub pages - Data protection principles and audit.

Information management Freedom of information

Revised module on Freedom of Information (FOI).

Information management Information management - Guidance overview

Removal of outdated linked reference material pages.

Information management Information management - Guidance overview

Content and link added relating to the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR). 

Information management > Management of police information Review, retention and disposal

New APP on custody images.

Information management Information sharing

Updated link to common-law.

Information management Data protection

Personal data request form updated.

Information management Information sharing

Process diagram added.

Information management Information sharing

New content - information sharing.

Information management > Management of police information Collection and recording

Removal of GPMS information and addition of GSC information.

Information management Data protection

Content of Data protection page split over two pages.

Information management > Management of police information Evaluation

Sections incorporated into new page Intelligence report (5x5x5, 5x5x5 form and relevant supplements, when should a 5x5x5 be used, recording information from other business areas, appropriate grading).

Information management > Management of police information Review, retention and disposal

Addition of wording.

Information management Data protection

Link to Guidelines on Charging for Police Services updated.

Information management Freedom of information

Publication of Freedom of Information page.

Information management Information assurance

Removal of link to National Policing Information Risk Management Policy (this has been replaced by APP).


Addition of diagram.

Information management Information assurance

Addition of information on information assurance.

Information management Data protection

Updated the section on enforced subject access following the enactment of Section 56. Couple of minor additions to the 3rd and 4th principles. Re-structuring of the product as an outcome of the Data Protection review workshop.

Information management Data protection

Addition of new page on Audit.

Information management Data protection

Addition of a sentence on proactive measures.

Information management > Management of police information Review, retention and disposal

Addition of information about retention of data.

Information management Information management - Guidance overview

Upload of new content on data protection and restructuring of information management module to accommodate this.

Information management Information management - Guidance overview

Addition of a link to ISA template.

Information management Information management - Guidance overview

Removal of section on Notifiable Occupations Scheme.

Information management > Management of police information Evaluation

Change to wording of reference material.

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