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 (2013) Interim Guidance on the Management, Recording and Investigation of Missing Persons
• 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 (2015) Briefing Note Revenge Pornography
• College of Policing (2015)  Deployment of family liaison officers in child sexual exploitation or abuse cases (this link is available to authorised users who are logged on to the Police Online Knowledge Area (POLKA))
• 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
• 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
• POLKA financial investigation community (this link is available to authorised users who are logged on to the Police Online Knowledge Area (POLKA)).
• 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
• NCA Poster
• 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)