Investigation

Linked reference material for APP on investigation.

• ACPO (2005) Major Incident Room Standardised Administrative Procedures (MIRSAP)
• ACPO (2006) A Practitioner’s Guide to Intelligence-Led Mass DNA Screening [RESTRICTED] (not hyperlinked. To request a loan copy of this document by post click here)
• ACPO (2006) Murder Investigation Manual
• ACPO (2006) Practice Advice on House-to-House Enquiries
• ACPO (2007) Practice Advice on Police Use of Digital Images
• ACPO (2008) Family Liaison Officer Guidance
• ACPO (2009) Facial Identification Guidance
• ACPO (2009) Guidance on the Release of Images of Suspects and Defendants
• ACPO (2009) Practice Advice on the Management of Priority and Volume Crime (The Volume Crime Management Model) (Second Edition)
• ACPO (2010) Criminal use of Firearms Briefing Paper Anonymity in Investigations: Investigation Anonymity Orders
• ACPO (2011) Internet Social Networking Sites (ISNS) and Identification Procedures [RESTRICTED] (not hyperlinked)
• ACPO (2011) Practice Advice for Expert Advisers
• ACPO (2011) Practice Advice on the Use of CCTV in Criminal Investigations
• ACPO (2012) Good Practice Guide for Digital Evidence
• ACPO (2014) National Policing Guidelines on KHAT Possession for Personal Use Intervention Framework (England & Wales Only)
• ACPO Crime Committee (1999) Revised Guidelines for the Use of Policy Files
• ACPO Criminal Records Office
• ACPO, NPIA (2009) Briefing Paper: European Arrest Warrants (Part 1)
• Advocates Gateway toolkits
• Angus v UK Border Agency [2011] EWHC 461 (Admin)
• Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001
• Centre for Applied Science and Technology
• Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre
• Children Act 1989
• Code of Practice for the Detention, Treatment and Questioning of Persons by Police Officers (not hyperlinked)
• Code of Practice to the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (CPIA)
• College of Policing (2013) Guidance on Relationships with the Media
• College of Policing (2014) Body-Worn Video
• College of Policing (2014) Code of Ethics
• College of Policing (2020) Revenge Pornography
• College of Policing (2015)  Deployment of family liaison officers in child sexual exploitation or abuse cases
• Contempt of Court Act 1981
• Coroners and Justice Act 2009
• Council Framework Decision 2008/977/JHA on the protection of personal data
• CPS (2018) Proceeds of Crime – legal guidance
• CPS (2009) The Director’s Guidance on Witness Anonymity
• CPS Code for Crown Prosecutors
• CPS guidance on confessions, unfairly obtained evidence and breaches of PACE
• CPS guidance on Director’s Investigatory Powers Under Sections 60-70 Of The Serious Organised Crime And Police Act 2005
• CPS guidance on provision of therapy for child witnesses prior to a criminal trial
• CPS guidance on reduction in sentence for a guilty plea
• CPS guidance on the right to silence and the ECHR
• CPS guidance on victim’s personal statement
• Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (CICA)
• Crime and Courts Act (2003)
• Crimestoppers
• Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000
• Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990
• Criminal Justice Act 1988
• Criminal Justice Act 2003
• Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (CJPA)
• Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (CJPOA)
• Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (CPIA)
• Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996
• Crown Prosecution Service
• Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA)
• Drug Trafficking Act 1994
• Embrace CVOC (child victims of crime)
• Equality Act 2010
• Equality and human Rights Commission information on the Human Rights Act
• Equality, Diversity and Human Rights Strategy for the Police Service
• Eurojust
• European Convention on Extradition
• European Information System
• Europol
• Extradition Act 2003
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office foreign travel advice
• Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States
• Getting support as a victim of crime
• Hayes v CC Merseyside Police [2011] EWCA Civ 911
• Health and Safety Executive (2009) Striking the balance between operational and health and safety duties in the police service
• Home Office (2002) Code of Practice for Constables and Customs Officers Under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
• Home Office (2005) Code of Practice on the Management of Police Information
• Home Office (2007) Digital Imaging Procedure, Version 2.1
• Home Office (2007) Storage, Replay and Disposal of Digital Evidential Images
• Home Office (2007) The illicit drug trade in the United Kingdom, reference 20/07
• Home Office (2013) National ANPR Standards for Policing: Part 1 – Data Standards
• Home Office (2013) National ANPR Standards for Policing: Part 2 – ANPR Infrastructure Standards
• Home Office (n.d.) The National Crime Reporting Standard: What you need to know
• Home Office Circular (024/2003) Criminal Confiscation Orders, England and Wales: parts 2, 9 and 11 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
• Home Office Circular 50/1995 Remote Monitoring of Interviews with Suspects (not hyperlinked)
• Home Office Research Report 65. The Contribution of Financial Investigation to Tackling Organised Crime: A Qualitative Study
• House occupants form (downloadable template)
• House-to-house enquiry questionnaire (downloadable template)
• Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA)
• Information on note-taking systems
• Initial enquiries and witness account form (downloadable template)
• INTERPOL
• INTERPOL databases
• INTERPOL I-24/7
• Investigative and evidential evaluation (extract from ACPO (2005) Core Investigative Doctrine)
• Law society
• Lawtel
• Legal aid information for practitioners
• Local authority feedback form (downloadable template)
• Lord Denning in the decision of Garton v Hunter [1969] 2 QB 37 (not hyperlinked)
• Lord Simon of Glaisdale in DPP v Kilbourne [1973] AC 729, p 756 (not hyperlinked)
• McGarry, D and Smith, K (2011) Police Family Liaison. Oxford: Oxford Press (not hyperlinked)
• Ministry of Justice (2011) Achieving Best Evidence in Criminal Proceedings: Guidance on interviewing victims and witnesses, and guidance on using special measures
• Ministry of Justice (2011) Vulnerable and Intimidated Witnesses A Police Service Guide
• Ministry of Justice (2015) Code of Practice for Victims of Crime
• Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
• Model Agreement for setting up a Joint Investigation Team
• Mutual legal assistance requests
• National Crime Agency
• NCA MCIS Poster
• NCA MCIS Briefing
• NOMS (2015) Commencement of Legislation: Possession of Offensive Weapons in Prison
• NOMS (2015) Commencement of Section 79: Offence of throwing articles into prisons
• NOMS (2015) The Appropriate Handling of Crimes in Prisons. Protocol between National Offender Management Service, Association of Chief Police Officers and Crown Prosecution Service
• NPCC (2015) Advice on the Structure of Visually Recorded Witness Interviews (Third Edition)
• Office for Criminal Justice Reform (2009) Victim Personal Statements A guide for police officers, investigators and criminal justice practitioners
• PNLD website
• Police (Detention and Bail) Act 2011 Explanatory Notes
• Police (Property) Act 1897
• Police Act 1996
• Police Act 1997
• Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE)
• Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) Code of Practice Code B
• Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) Code of Practice Code C
• Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) Code of Practice Code D
• Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) Code of Practice Code E
• Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) Code of Practice Code F
• Police Reform Act 2002
• Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000
• Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA)
• Professionalising Investigation Programme (PIP)
• Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland
• R v Anwoir and others [2008] EWCA Crim 1354
• R v Argent [1997] 2 Cr App R 27
• R v Caldwell and Dixon (1994) 99 Cr App R 73 (not hyperlinked)
• R v Campbell [2005] EWCA Crim 248
• R v Da Silva (2006) EWCA Crim 1654
• R v Donovan (1930) 21 Cr App R.20 (not hyperlinked)
• R v Edwards [2005] EWCA Crim 1813
• R v Fulling [1987] 2 ALLER 65
• R v Hanson and others [2005] EWCA Crim 824
• R v I [2007] 2 Cr App Rep 316 (not hyperlinked)
• R v Johnson [1996] Crim LR 504 (not hyperlinked)
• R v Knight [2003] EWCA Crim 1977
• R v Long [1991] Crim LR 453 (not hyperlinked)
• R v Smith and others [2008] EWCA Crim 1342
• R v Turnbull (1977) QB 224
• R v Turner (Dwaine) [2003] EWCA Crim 3108
• R v Waya (2012) UKSC 51
• Record of viewing form (downloadable template)
• Report of the Stephen Lawrence inquiry
• Richardson v CC West Midlands Police [2011] EWHC 773
• Sample request for disclosure of personal data (downloadable template)
• Sentencing Council Guidelines (2007) Reduction in Sentence for a Guilty Plea
• Sexual Offences Act 2003
• Skills for Justice national roles
• Swedish initiative on simplifying the exchange of information and intelligence between law enforcement authorities
• Taped interview memo card (downloadable template)
• Terrorism Act 2000
• The Journal of Homicide and Major Incident Investigation, Volume 7 Issue 1, Spring 2011, Offering Monetary Rewards: A Useful Investigative Tactic when Trawling for Witnesses
• The Schengen area and cooperation
• Theft Act 1968
• UK Missing Persons Bureau
• Victim Focus Scheme leaflet
• Victim Support
• Victim Support (2011) Left in the Dark: Why Victims of Crime Need to Be Kept Informed
• Viscount Sankey L C in the judgment in Woolmington v DPP [1935] AC 462 (not hyperlinked)
• Witness Service
• Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 (YJCEA)