Appendix 8 - A guide to the acronyms used in these procedures

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A&E	Accident and Emergency Department
ACPO	Association of Chief Police Officers
ALDCS	Association of London Directors of Children's Services
APA	Annual Performance Assessment
ASSET	Youth Justice Assessment Tool
AWS	Army Welfare Service
BECTA	British Educational Communications and Technology Agency
CAIT	Child Abuse Investigation Team
CAF	Common Assessment Framework
CAFCASS	Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service
CAMHS	Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
CCPAS	Churches Child Protection Advisory Service
CDOP	Child Death Overview Panel
CDRP	Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership
CEOP	Child Exploitation and On-line Protection Centre
CPS	The Crown Prosecution Service
CPSU	Child Protection in Sport Unit
CQC	Care Quality Commission
CRB	Criminal Records Bureau
CSAS	Catholic Safeguarding Advisory Service
CSO	Child Safety Order
CSU	Community Safety Unit
CWDC	Children's Workforce Development Council
CYPP	Children and Young Peoples Plan
DASH	Domestic, abuse, stalking and harassment and honour based violence
DATs	Drug Action Teams
DCPs	Dental practitioner and dental care professionals
DCS	Director of Children's Services
DfE	Department for Education (previously the DCSF & DfES)
DH	The Department of Health
DPA	Data Protection Act
ECM	Every Child Matters
EPO	Emergency Protection Order
EYFS	Early years foundation stage
FCO	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
FE	Further Education
FGC	Family Group Conference
FGM	Female Genital Mutilation
FII	Fabricated and induced illness
FIP	Family Intervention Project
GLA	Greater London Authority
GMC	General Medical Council
GP	General Practitioner
HMI Probation	Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Probation
HMIC	Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary
ICS	Integrated Children's System
ICT	Information and Communication Technology
INI	IMPACT Nominal Index
IRO	Independent Reviewing Officer
ISA	Independent Safeguarding Authority
JAR	Joint Area Review
JIT	Joint Investigation Team
JSP	Joint Service Publication
LA	Local authority
LADO	Local authority designated officer
LASSL	Local Authority Social Services Letter
LFEPA	The London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority
LL/LT	Life limiting / life threatening
LSCB	Local Safeguarding Children Board
MAPPA	Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements
MARAC	Multi-agency Risk Assessment Conference
ME	Medical Examiner
MPS	Metropolitan Police Service
MSCR	MAPPA Serious Case Review
NICE	National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
NOMS	National Offender Management Service
NPFS	Naval Personal and Family Service
NPIA	National Police Improvement Agency
NRM	National Referral Mechanism
NSF	National Service Framework
OFSTED	Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills
ONS	Office for National Statistics
ONSET	Youth Justice Prevention Assessment Tool
OSSys	Offender Assessment Sytem
PACE	Police and Criminal Evidence Act
PCT	Primary Care Trust
PHCT	Primary Health Care Team
PND	Police National Database
PPO	Probation and Prisons Ombudsman
PSA	Parenting Support Advisor
PSHE	Personal Social and Health Education
RN	Royal Navy
RSHO	Risk of Sexual Harm Order
RSL	Registered Social Landlord
SARC	Sexual Assault Referral Centre
SARS	Sexual Assault Referral Service
SCH	Secure Children's Home
SCR	Serious Case Review
SEN	Special Educational Needs
SFO	Serious Further Offence
SHA	Strategic Health Authority
SMB	Strategic Management Board
SMG	Strategic Management Group
SOPO	Sexual Offence Prevention Order
STC	Secure Training Centre
SUDI	Sudden unexpected death in infancy
TAC	Team around the child
TfL	Transport for London
TSA	Tenant Services Authority
UASC	Unaccompanied asylum seeking child
UKBA	UK Borders Agency
UKHTC	UK Human Trafficking Centre
VBS	Vetting and Barring Scheme
VISOR	The Violent and Sexual Offenders Register
VOO	Violent Offender Order
YCW	Youth and community worker
YJB	Youth Justice Board
YJS	Youth Justice System
YOI	Young Offender Institution
YOT	Youth Offending Team