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Common Law Police Disclosure

A term from the College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice (APP), reproduced under the Open Government Licence with a link back to the authoritative source.

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Definition

The legal requirement for police to disclose information about individuals that may pose a risk to the public.

This definition is drawn from the College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice. For the full operational guidance and current wording, read it at source.

college.police.uk/app/major-investigation-and-public-protection/investigating-child-abuse-and-safeguarding-children/police-response-investigating-child-abuse/risk-and-associated-investigations

Related terms

County lines

Illegal drugs are transported from one area to another, often across police and local authority boundaries.

grooming

The process of gradually reducing the resistance of a child, their parents or carers to abuse.

neglect

Failure to provide for a child's basic physical, emotional, medical or educational needs.

Definition reproduced from the College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice under the Open Government Licence v3.0. See the source link above for the authoritative, current wording.