| Date | Category | Guidance | Changes |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Forced marriage and honour based abuse | Updated link to 'Honour-based abuse advice for first responders' PDF to the updated March 2023 version. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Missing persons | Specific investigations | Link removed to UKMPB file 'Identification process – good practice: Procedural'. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Forced marriage and honour based abuse | Links and dates to the following documents updated to reflect the 2023 version: |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Missing persons | Strategic responsibilities | References to MPB amended to UKMPU (UK Missing Persons Unit) |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children | Child abuse linked reference material | Added links to Voice of the child documents |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Missing persons | Expectations | Sentence added to 'The police role and responsibilities' and 'categories' sections. Paragraph added to 'legal expectations'. Minor changes made to first sentence in 'positive action' section. LSCB changed to MASA. FCO changed to FCDO. Reference removed from 'truanting' section |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Missing persons | Missing person investigations | More reference documents added, removed or updated. Bullet point added to police actions in relation to support for families section. MPB references changed to UKMPU and links updated. Sentence added to medium and low risk missing person subsection of timescales for collecting samples. Legal references added to media strategy section. NPCC lead reference added to family initiated media campaigns section. Sentence added to confidentiality section and interviews section. Paragraph added to prevention interviews section. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Missing persons | Missing persons | Contact details for UKMPU (formerly MPB) updated and a sentence added about when to consult mental health services added to end of 'minimum actions' section |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Missing persons | Specific investigations | General updates: reference to Philomena Protocol, references updated, removed or added, CRA updated, contact details updated (UKMPU, FCDO), police duty of care updated (section 'missing from hospital emergency departments'), SISII section removed. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Missing persons | Strategic responsibilities | Organisational names updated (for example, LSCB becomes MASA, IPCC becomes IOPC). References made to Philomena Protocol. Reference documents also added or replaced. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Responding to child sexual exploitation | CSE linked reference material | Added links to Voice of the child documents |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Managing sexual offenders and violent offenders | Court orders and notices | The PCSC Act 2021 introduced new legislation for the management of sex offenders – APP updated accordingly. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Missing persons | Missing persons risk assessment | Minor changes made (link to College Learn, new bullet point added to initial questions list, 'mental health' added to sentence in' gathering information and intelligence' section, reference to vulnerability-related risks guidelines and sentence added to 'assessing risk levels and taking action' section) |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Missing persons | Specific investigations | 07/02/2023 Links added to Voice of the child documents in the section on Missing children |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Managing sexual offenders and violent offenders | Travelling abroad | Updates to MOSOVO. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Knife crime | Document title changed from 'Guidelines on the Investigation, Cautioning and Charging of Knife Crime Offences' to 'Guidelines on the Cautioning and Charging of Knife Crime Offences'. Link updated to the latest version of the document. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Domestic abuse | Investigative development | Edited 'Signs of a disturbance' section to include reference to the National Crime Agency's (NCA) Forensic Medical Advice Team, which runs the National Injuries Database. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Hate crime | Responding to hate | Interim changes in light of the Miller v College of Policing CA case 2021, ahead of a new Home Office code of practice about the recording and retention of personal data relating to non-crime hate incidents. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Hate crime | Responding to non-crime hate incidents | Interim changes in light of the Miller v College of Policing CA case 2021, ahead of a new Home Office code of practice about the recording and retention of personal data relating to non-crime hate incidents. |
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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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| Major investigation and public protection > Domestic abuse | Call handler and front counter staff response to a domestic abuse incident | New section added – Principles for telephone or video first response to domestic abuse |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Missing persons | Missing persons | Missing Persons Bureau updated to UK Missing Persons Unit across all modules |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Domestic abuse | First response | Review of all existing links to the 2011 ABE guidance and update the reference to the new 2022 guidance. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Domestic abuse | Investigative development | Review of all existing links to the 2011 ABE guidance and update the reference to the new 2022 guidance. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children | Child abuse linked reference material | Review of all existing links to the 2011 ABE guidance and update the reference to the new 2022 guidance. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children | Further investigation | Review of all existing links to the 2011 ABE guidance and update the reference to the new 2022 guidance. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children | Managing complex child abuse investigations | Review of all existing links to the 2011 ABE guidance and update the reference to the new 2022 guidance. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children | Police response to concern for a child | Review of all existing links to the 2011 ABE guidance and update the reference to the new 2022 guidance. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Modern slavery | First response and the national referral mechanism | Review of all existing links to the 2011 ABE guidance and update the reference to the new 2022 guidance. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Modern slavery | Modern slavery investigation | Review of all existing links to the 2011 ABE guidance and update the reference to the new 2022 guidance. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Modern slavery | Modern slavery reference material | Review of all existing links to the 2011 ABE guidance and update the reference to the new 2022 guidance. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Modern slavery | Partner agencies | Review of all existing links to the 2011 ABE guidance and update the reference to the new 2022 guidance. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Modern slavery | Post-investigation | Review of all existing links to the 2011 ABE guidance and update the reference to the new 2022 guidance. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children > Police response to investigating child abuse | Staffing and the child abuse investigation unit | Review of all existing links to the 2011 ABE guidance and update the reference to the new 2022 guidance. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Domestic abuse | Understanding risk and vulnerability in the context of domestic abuse | Updated section added - Victims with insecure or uncertain immigration status. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Hate crime | Responding to hate crimes | Amended out of date reference to risk guideline consultation and amend with link to guidelines. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Stalking or harassment | SPO forms added. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children | Key definitions | Out of date information on Rape and sexual offences APP amended. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children > Police response to investigating child abuse | Staffing and the child abuse investigation unit | NPCC definition for prioritisation of online perpetrators who pose a risk of harm to children. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Hate crime | Responding to hate crimes | Updated link to THRIVE document from MLE to College learn. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Knife crime | Link to Knife crime - a problem solving guide added. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Major incident room standardised administrative procedures (MIRSAP) | New link to MIRSAP page added to replace ACPO document. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Gun crime | Link to the Murder Manual replaced with link to the Major Crime Manual. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Missing persons | Specific investigations | Wording in section on notifying the British transport police of suicidal missing persons amended.. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Homicide | Homicide and major crime publications | Major Crime Investigation manual published. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Major incident room standardised administrative procedures (MIRSAP) | Updated MIRSAP manual published. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children > Police response to investigating child abuse | Risk and associated investigations | Publication of County lines child criminal exploitation. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Hate crime | Responding to hate crimes | Replaced paragraph to reflect changes to legislation. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Domestic abuse | Introduction to authorised professional practice on domestic abuse | Updated link for Revenge Pronography Guidance inserted in several sections: |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Domestic abuse | Investigative development | Links to BWV guidance and BWV Essex trail 2015 amended after report of broken links. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Adults at risk | Deletion of paragraph: Safeguarding Adults - A National Framework of Standards for good practice and outcomes in adult protection work. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Missing persons | Missing person investigations | Family liaison - ACPO (2008) manual removed and replaced with link to Working with Victims and Witnesses. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Missing persons | Missing person investigations | Family liaison - ACPO (2008) manual removed and replaced with link to Working with Victims and Witnesses. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Missing persons | Specific investigations | Link replaced in further information box within Migrant children. Within the Foreign and Commonwealth section, link added to International investigation. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Adults at risk | Updated references to latest Code of Practice for Victims and also changed wording from |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children > Police response to investigating child abuse | Risk and associated investigations | College of Policing Briefing note on sexting added - replaces ACPO 2013 document, plus updated link to MAPPA guidance |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Adults at risk | Added introduction. Change to the order of the documents. Added 'Making Safeguarding Personal: What might ‘good’ look like for the police' document |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Domestic abuse | Understanding risk and vulnerability in the context of domestic abuse | Error on Safelives link corrected, plus link added to Home Office Guidance |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Adults at risk | Name changed to Adults at risk. Three documents added and one flowchart added |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Managing sexual offenders and violent offenders | Court orders and notices | Others' added to citation in Proposed prohibitions' section. Obtaining a notification order section added. HMPO watch list title put in bold and sentence 'To implement the restrictions, staff should submit a request to HMPO for information/flagging on a DPA section 29(3) form.' removed from this section. 'Other agencies' added and 'their local probatino service' removed from first sentence in 'Monitoring and enforcement of orders' section. 'and disrutive techniques' added to 'Alternative orders' title. @Hospital order and guardianship order' section removed. 'Standards of proof' heading changed to heading 4 type. 'Please Note that all SOPO RSHO & FTO will change to the new orders in March 2020 – legal check required to see if all SOPO change to SHPO and any SOPO that is indefinite beyond notification date then will be revoked' added to 'Transition' section. Link added from foreign travel restriction section to HMPO watch list |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Managing sexual offenders and violent offenders | Multi-agency public protection arrangements (MAPPA) | Some parts of the text changed to headings to make it clearer. Link to national ViSOR standards removed from ViSOR sub section. MAPPA structure - added 'a qualifying offender' to 2nd sentence. Added 'Category 2' after MAPPA (1st sentence). |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Managing sexual offenders and violent offenders | Offenders with mental health issues | Care Programme Approach' added over CPA hoverbox (C/O by Jo C). MCHS changed to MHCS. New reference added (Managing the risk of suicide section) - College of Policing (June 2019) Operational Advice Managing the risk of suicide for persons under investigation for online child sexual abuse and exploitation. Old reference removed - NPCC 2016 Interim Guidance on Suicide Prevention Risk Management – Perpetrators of Child Sexual Exploitation and Indecent Images of Children (IIOC) Screen reader support enabled.
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| Major investigation and public protection > Hate crime | Responding to hate crimes | Wording of heading changed. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Hate crime | Reference material - Hate crime | Update to reference material (toolkit for officers combating anti roma and traveller community hate crimes). |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Hate crime | Criminal justice processes | Reference to local CPS removed. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Female genital mutilation | Practitioner resources added. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Forced marriage and honour based abuse | Practitioner resources added included call for practice summary. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Domestic abuse | Context and dynamics of domestic abuse | Update/add reference to CoP (2020) Revenge Porn document. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Domestic abuse | Investigative development | Update/add reference to CoP (2020) Revenge Porn document. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Stalking or harassment | Update/add reference to CoP (2020) Revenge Porn document. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Knife crime | CPS advice document added. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children | Further investigation | Broken link fixed - http://library.college.police.uk/docs/cps/Early_special_measures_discussions_between_the_police_and_the_CPS.pdf |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Domestic abuse | Victim safety and support | College ‘Principles for the management of serial and potentially dangerous perpetrators of domestic abuse and stalking’ document added. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Operation Hydrant | Updated SIO advice published. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children | Child abuse linked reference material | Removed reference to POLKA. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children | Child abuse linked reference material | New Child Rescue Alert guidance added. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children | Police response to concern for a child | New Child Rescue Alert guidance added. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Managing sexual offenders and violent offenders | Identification of MOSOVO offenders | Removal of threshold table and addition of link to SOA 2003 Schedule 3 and 5. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Missing persons | Missing person investigations | New Child Rescue Alert guidance added. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Missing persons | Specific investigations | New Child Rescue Alert guidance added. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children > Police response to investigating child abuse | Risk and associated investigations | New Child Rescue Alert guidance added. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Modern slavery | First response and the national referral mechanism | Additional amends in the First Respone and the National Referral Mechanism to reflect the change in process and remove obsolete links to reference material. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Stalking or harassment | New advice on investigating stalking or harrassment for supervisors and managers. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Modern slavery | First response and the national referral mechanism | Updated content for the National Referral Mechanism. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children > Police response to investigating child abuse | Risk and associated investigations | Broken link to common law police disclosure scheme. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Managing sexual offenders and violent offenders | Introduction to managing sexual offenders and violent offenders | Updated content for MAPPA and Home Visits. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Gun crime | Replace following reference materials with most up to date ones: Deactivated weapons; Witness issues; firearm related crime scenes; victims of shootings.. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Managing sexual offenders and violent offenders | Notification requirements | Amended content. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Homicide | Homicide and major crime publications | Amended to reflect Homicide journals and major crime publications with additional contact details added. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Domestic abuse | Identification, reporting and associated investigations | Link to HOCR updated. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Stalking or harassment | SPO notification requirement form replaced so that a force badge can be inserted. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Managing sexual offenders and violent offenders | Potentially dangerous persons | Revised content. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Stalking or harassment | Stalking Protection Order Statutory Guidance added. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Managing sexual offenders and violent offenders | Communication and media considerations | Revised content. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Managing sexual offenders and violent offenders | Travelling abroad | Revised content. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Modern slavery | Partner agencies | Removal of National Document Fraud Unit contact details. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Stalking or harassment | Update versions of the SPO briefing note, presentation and summons form published. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Stalking or harassment | New Stalking Protection Orders national forms and advice added. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Stalking or harassment | New advice on investigating stalking or harrassment. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Female genital mutilation | Broken link for minimum reporting details amended. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Missing persons | Strategic responsibilities | New advice on safeguarding children through the use of Child Abduction Warning Notices. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children > Police response to investigating child abuse | Risk and associated investigations | New advice on safeguarding children through the use of Child Abduction Warning Notices. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Responding to child sexual exploitation | Responding to child sexual exploitation | New advice on safeguarding children through the use of Child Abduction Warning Notices. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children | Police response to concern for a child | Updated version of Parental Child Abduction guidance. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Missing persons | Specific investigations | Updated version of Parental Child Aduction guidance. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Domestic abuse | Investigative development | Paragraph added to technology and social media in relation to replacement phone. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Adults at risk | Links to CPS policy and guidance in relation to abuse against older people. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children | Key definitions | Working together link updated to 2018 version. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Missing persons | Strategic responsibilities | Working together link updated to 2018 version. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Missing persons | Strategic responsibilities | CPS links updated. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children > Police response to investigating child abuse | Risk and associated investigations | June 2019 version of Management of suicide operational advice added. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Responding to child sexual exploitation | Responding to child sexual exploitation | June 2019 version of Management of suicide operational advice added. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Managing sexual offenders and violent offenders | Travelling abroad | Updated Interpol notices link to European investigation with link to International investigations. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Sex work and prostitution | Change name of module to Sex work and prostitution, plus updated link to new 2019 guidance on policing sex work and prostitution. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Managing sexual offenders and violent offenders | Managing public protection information | Updated reference to DPA 2018. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Modern slavery | Modern slavery investigation | Updated link to International APP. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children | Police response to concern for a child | Working together link updated to 2018 version. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children > Police response to investigating child abuse | Risk and associated investigations | Updated link to HMIC 2013 Mistakes were made. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children | Police response to concern for a child | Updated links to PACE Codes. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children | Managing complex child abuse investigations | Include a link to Information sharing protocol. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Domestic abuse | Partnership working and multi-agency responses/mechanisms | Update to include Adult Social Care as one of Marac's core agencies. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Modern slavery | List of anti-slavery charities and non-governmental organisations | Additional support agency added - Medaille Trust. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Rape and sexual offences | Publication of new briefing advice for first responders. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Missing persons | Specific investigations | Change to wording of ownership and transfer. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Domestic abuse | Arrest and other positive approaches | Amended wording around cautions. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children | Police response to concern for a child | Updated POLKA link to Parental Child Abduction guidance. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children | Further investigation | Addition of link to Victim and Witnesses Interview Strategies. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Modern slavery | Modern slavery investigation | Addition of link to Victim and Witnesses Interview Strategies. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Responding to child sexual exploitation | Responding to child sexual exploitation | Addition of link to Victim and Witnesses Interview Strategies. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Managing sexual offenders and violent offenders | Introduction to managing sexual offenders and violent offenders | New content. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Responding to child sexual exploitation | Responding to child sexual exploitation | Leglisation references amended. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children | Key definitions | Change in wording around child at risk to mirror legislation and avoid confusion. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Responding to child sexual exploitation | Responding to child sexual exploitation | Change in definition of CSE to match the government definition. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Forced marriage and honour based abuse | Additional text added to set context for link to NPCC strategy document on forced marriage, honour based abuse, and female genital mutilation. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Homicide | Homicide and major crime publications | Link added to November 2016 issue of the Homicide Journal. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Missing persons | Missing person investigations | Amended wording to prevention interviews. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Operation Hydrant | Reference to new SIO advice. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Domestic abuse | Understanding risk and vulnerability in the context of domestic abuse | Updated link provided - removal of Rainbow link, replaced with GALOP. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Missing persons | Missing persons | New APP. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Responding to child sexual exploitation | Responding to child sexual exploitation | Updated reference to legislation. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Firearms licensing | Removal of link to obsolete meeting minutes. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Domestic abuse | Post-arrest management of suspect and casefile | Vetting level specified at NPPV3 level for all interpreters (excluding telephone interpreting). |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Homicide | Homicide and major crime publications | May 2016 issue of Homicide Journal added. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Female genital mutilation | Changes to the introduction to address issues relating to genital cosmetic surgery. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Gun crime | Addition of links to NABIS reference material. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Managing sexual offenders and violent offenders | Introduction to managing sexual offenders and violent offenders | Addition of link to ISA between NPCC, NOMS and CRCs. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Domestic abuse | Understanding risk and vulnerability in the context of domestic abuse | Addition of link to gov.uk page on resources for armed forces domestic abuse. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Sex work and prostitution | Addition of landing page signposting to current reference material. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Gun crime | Updates to content and links to reference materials. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Responding to child sexual exploitation | Responding to child sexual exploitation | Update to reflect legislative change. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Missing persons | Missing persons | Addition of link to letter explaining revised definition of "absent". |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Modern slavery | First response and the national referral mechanism | Various updates. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Modern slavery | Modern Slavery Act 2015 | Various updates. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Modern slavery | Modern slavery investigation | Various updates. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Modern slavery | Victim and witness strategy | Various updates. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Responding to child sexual exploitation | Responding to child sexual exploitation | (Victims and witnesses) Link added to College of Policing (2015) Deployment of family liaison officers in child sexual exploitation or abuse cases - also added to Child sexual abuse. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Operation Hydrant | Text reworded, combined guidance now available as one document (inluding links to reference docs) from Op Hydrant POLKA community. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Homicide | Homicide and major crime publications | Addition of link to November 2015 Homicide Journal. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Domestic abuse | Arrest and other positive approaches | Update a link to 2015 Code of Practice for Victims of Crime. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Domestic abuse | First response | Update a link to 2015 Code of Practice for Victims of Crime. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Domestic abuse | Introduction to authorised professional practice on domestic abuse | Update a link to 2015 Code of Practice for Victims of Crime. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Domestic abuse | Investigative development | Update a link to 2015 Code of Practice for Victims of Crime. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Domestic abuse | Leadership, strategic oversight and management | Update a link to 2015 Code of Practice for Victims of Crime. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Domestic abuse | Victim safety and support | Update a link to 2015 Code of Practice for Victims of Crime. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children | Child abuse linked reference material | Update a link to 2015 Code of Practice for Victims of Crime. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children | Further investigation | Update a link to 2015 Code of Practice for Victims of Crime. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children | Police response to concern for a child | Update a link to 2015 Code of Practice for Victims of Crime. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Responding to child sexual exploitation | CSE linked reference material | Update a link to 2015 Code of Practice for Victims of Crime. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Responding to child sexual exploitation | Responding to child sexual exploitation | Update a link to 2015 Code of Practice for Victims of Crime. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Female genital mutilation | Changes to reflect the coming into force of two new provisions brought in by the Serious Crime Act 2015. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Domestic abuse | Arrest and other positive approaches | Link to HM Government (2008) Information Sharing: Guidance for practitioners and managers replaced with HM Government (2015) Information sharing: Advice for practitioners providing safeguarding services to children, young people, parents and carers. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Domestic abuse | Investigative development | Link to HM Government (2008) Information Sharing: Guidance for practitioners and managers replaced with HM Government (2015) Information sharing: Advice for practitioners providing safeguarding services to children, young people, parents and carers Link to CPS (2015) Domestic abuse charging advice sheet added |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Domestic abuse | Partnership working and multi-agency responses/mechanisms | Link to HM Government (2008) Information Sharing: Guidance for practitioners and managers replaced with HM Government (2015) Information sharing: Advice for practitioners providing safeguarding services to children, young people, parents and carers. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Domestic abuse | Post-arrest management of suspect and casefile | Link to HM Government (2008) Information Sharing: Guidance for practitioners and managers replaced with HM Government (2015) Information sharing: Advice for practitioners providing safeguarding services to children, young people, parents and carers. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Domestic abuse | Victim safety and support | Link to HM Government (2008) Information Sharing: Guidance for practitioners and managers replaced with HM Government (2015) Information sharing: Advice for practitioners providing safeguarding services to children, young people, parents and carers. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Operation Hydrant | Wording change to reflect new Operation Hydrant community on POLKA. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Operation Hydrant | Update link to 2014 "National Child Sexual Abuse Review Panel Guidelines" to 2015 version. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Modern slavery | Modern Slavery Act 2015 | Addition of a link to The Modern Slavery Act 2015 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2015. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children | Police response to concern for a child | Addition of link to "Children Act 1989: transition to adulthood for care leavers". |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Modern slavery | First response and the national referral mechanism | Updates to Introduction, Definitions, Modern Slavery Act 2015, Reporting and first contact and National referral mechanism. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Modern slavery | Modern Slavery Act 2015 | Updates to Introduction, Definitions, Modern Slavery Act 2015, Reporting and first contact and National referral mechanism. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Modern slavery | Modern slavery definitions | Updates to Introduction, Definitions, Modern Slavery Act 2015, Reporting and first contact and National referral mechanism. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Modern slavery | Modern slavery introduction | Updates to Introduction, Definitions, Modern Slavery Act 2015, Reporting and first contact and National referral mechanism. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Modern slavery | Taking a report | Updates to Introduction, Definitions, Modern Slavery Act 2015, Reporting and first contact and National referral mechanism. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Modern slavery | First response and the national referral mechanism | 1. Removal of link to Home Office (2014) Review of the National Referral Mechanism for victims of human trafficking (further info box at top of page) |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Modern slavery | List of anti-slavery charities and non-governmental organisations | References to two further charities/NGOs added. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Operation Hydrant | Addition of link to Offender Management Briefing Note. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children > Police response to investigating child abuse | Risk and associated investigations | Addition of link to NCA CEOP Victim Identification Guidance. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Gangs and youth violence | Addition of links to Home Office documents. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Homicide | Homicide and major crime publications | Link to the May 2010 edition of the Journal of Homicide and Major Investigation added. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Female genital mutilation | Updates in respect of the provisions of the Serious Crime Act 2015, and update to section on cosmetic surgery in the introduction as it was felt to be insufficient and potentially misleading. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Operation Hydrant | Addition of link to Media Briefing Note. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Responding to child sexual exploitation | Responding to child sexual exploitation | Addition of link to Critical incident management APP. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Rape and sexual offences | Addition of links to |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Rape and sexual offences | Remove links to toolkits. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Responding to child sexual exploitation | Responding to child sexual exploitation | Link to HM Government (2013) Working Together to Safeguard Children changed to HM Government (2015) Working Together to Safeguard Children. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Knife crime | Addition of a holding page. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Female genital mutilation | Minor content changes. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Female genital mutilation | Addition of new content on FGM incorporating feedback from consultation. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Operation Hydrant | Addition of information on Operation Hydrant. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Adults at risk | Addition of further information links to holding page. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Managing sexual offenders and violent offenders | Introduction to managing sexual offenders and violent offenders | Addition of further information links to holding page. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Homicide | Homicide and major crime publications | Addition of a sub-page linking to back editions of Homicide Journal. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Firearms licensing | Addition of a link National Policing Lead Firearms and Explosives Licensing Working Group minutes, letters and updates. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children | Further investigation | Amendment of information on compensation. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Firearms licensing | Updating references to Home Office Guide on Firearms Licensing Law to reflect revised date. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children > Police response to investigating child abuse | Risk and associated investigations | Addition of links to ACPO CPAI Lead’s Position on Young People Who Post Self-Taken Indecent Images and CPS (2014) Guidelines on prosecuting cases involving communications sent via social media. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Responding to child sexual exploitation | Responding to child sexual exploitation | Addition of new information on hotel notices. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children > Police response to investigating child abuse | Risk and associated investigations | Addition of link to ACPO (2013) Practitioners Guidance on Child Rescue Alert. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Female genital mutilation | Addition of consultation on female genital mutilation draft. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Gun crime | Addition of new reference material link reflecting legislative changes. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children > Police response to investigating child abuse | Risk and associated investigations | Renamed "Investigating child deaths" to "Unexpected death of a child". |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Forced marriage and honour based abuse | Addition of holding page. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children | Further investigation | Changing "sudden unexpected deaths in childhood" to "investigating child deaths". |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children | Police response to concern for a child | Changing "sudden unexpected deaths in childhood" to "investigating child deaths". |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children > Police response to investigating child abuse | Multi-agency arrangements for safeguarding | Changing "sudden unexpected deaths in childhood" to "investigating child deaths". |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children > Police response to investigating child abuse | Risk and associated investigations | Changing "sudden unexpected deaths in childhood" to "investigating child deaths". |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children > Police response to investigating child abuse | Staffing and the child abuse investigation unit | Changing "sudden unexpected deaths in childhood" to "investigating child deaths". |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Gun crime | Addition of holding page. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Adults at risk | Addition of holding page. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Hate crime | Responding to hate crimes | Addition of holding page. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Firearms licensing | Addition of new area of content. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Knife crime | Addition of holding pages for Major investigation and public protection > Knife crime, pointing to current live content. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Gangs and youth violence | Addition of holding pages for Major investigation and public protection > Gangs and youth violence, pointing to current live content. |
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| Major investigation and public protection | Rape and sexual offences | Addition of holding pages for Major investigation and public protection > Rape and sexual offences, pointing to current live content. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Managing sexual offenders and violent offenders | Introduction to managing sexual offenders and violent offenders | Addition of holding pages for Major investigation and public protection > Homicide and Major investigation and public protection > Managing sexual offenders and violent offenders, pointing to current live content. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Investigating child abuse and safeguarding children > Police response to investigating child abuse | Risk and associated investigations | Link to ACPO guidance added. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Responding to child sexual exploitation | Responding to child sexual exploitation | Links to OCC documents added; word "honeypot" deleted. |
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| Major investigation and public protection > Responding to child sexual exploitation | Responding to child sexual exploitation | Addition of Child sexual exploitation module to Major investigation and public protection. |
