• Forms part of the government's response to recommendations 8-11 of the Bichard Inquiry, following the tragic Soham murders. To read the full report please visit the Bichard Inquiry website
• Describes the processes for managing information that support the principles set out in the code
• Outlines the processes for the collection, recording, evaluation, sharing, review, retention and disposal of police information
• In recognition of the importance of nationally agreed processes and standards for the management of police information it has been incorporated into the IMPACT programme

• Provides the Police Service with clear information about the policing of domestic abuse
• Provides operational, tactical and strategic advice
• Management issues are summarised at the end of each section
• The NPIA (update forthcoming) Responses to Domestic Abuse Modular Training Programme is linked to the guidance
• Provides the Police Service with detailed information relating to the investigation and policing of domestic abuse cases and replaces the ACPO (2004) Guidance on Investigating Domestic Violence 
• Updated to reflect legal and policy changes since 2004

• Revises the ACPO (2003) Family Liaison Strategy Manual
• Intended to inform and advise on current working practices, including selection and training, as we strive to deliver a continually improving quality of service to families who find themselves in difficult circumstances
• Provides family liaison guidance in respect of the investigation and management of critical incidents, and also details how family liaison can prevent incidents from becoming critical in the first place
• Identifies four main roles for the effective development and implementation of a family liaison strategy and describes each of these roles in the investigative process

• Provides police forces, in England, Wales and Northern Ireland with a framework for responding to an emergency or major incident
• Assist police officers and police staff in the development of contingency plans and local emergency plans
• Assist police officers and staff involved, in any capacity, in the response to an emergency or major incident

• Provides the Ambulance, Fire and Rescue and Police Services (known as the 'blue light services') with a framework for working together that enhances communication and coordination across the command and control structures
• It has been developed through partnership working across the blue light services around the UK
• Sets out when and how the principles of interoperability should be employed and at what level they should be used in organisations

• Establishes the foundations of effective command and control for the Police Service
• Helps partner agencies to better understand the principles of command and control
• Aims to encourage the Police Service to use common language, systems and processes
• Focuses on the essential areas , including the need for clarity of command and clear and auditable decision-making processes

• Will formally replace the current ACPO Manual of Guidance on the Police Use of Firearms on 1st November 2009
• Reflects good operational practice, lessons learned and changes in legislation and places the management, command and deployment of armed officers into the context of general policing
• Provides guidance on the appropriate issue and use of firearms and related less lethal options within the Police Service
• Provides a basis for the training of all relevant police staff in matters relating to the operational use of firearms - includes command issues at strategic, tactical and operational levels
• Gives guidance on command structures, tactical options and operational issues associated with the deployment of Authorised Firearms Officers (AFOs)

• Replaces the first edition published in 2005 and incorporates additional information from ACPO (2005) Practice Advice on Investigation Indecent Images of Children on the Internet
• Part one of the guidance relates to general issues on the investigation of child abuse
• Part two relates to the investigation of complex abuse and is a revised version of ACPO (2002) The SIO Handbook - The Investigation of Historical Institutional Child Abuse
• Provides the Police Service with clear information about investigating child abuse and neglect and safeguarding children
• Structured to follow the pattern of reporting, responding to and investigating child abuse
• It also contains specific advice about the role of the Child Abuse Investigation Unit (CAIU) officers and their supervisors
• See Addendum, Decemeber 2009 for updates to this publication

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ADDENDUM

• Published on behalf of the ACPO Working Group for Facial Identification
• The Working Group is a technical group which manages the Police Service response for facial identification, and similar processes, as an aid to criminal investigations
• The Working Group identifies and disseminates good practice, relevant case law and new technological advances
• Contains recommendations and guidance on using facial imaging techniques