AABC - Action Against Business Crime 2008
AAIB - Air Accident Investigation Branch
ABA - Acceptable Behaviour Agreement
ABC - Agreed Behaviour Contract
ABCDE - Appearance Behaviour Communication Capacity Danger & Environmental Circumstances
ABD - Acute Behavioural Disorder
ABD - Acute Behaviour Disturbance
ABE - Achieving Best Evidence
ABH - Actual Bodily Harm
ABI - Association of British Insurers
ACAS - Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service
ACC - Anti-Corruption Command
ACD - Automatic Call Distribution
ACD - Automated Camera Detected
ACE - Asset Confiscation Enforcement
ACPC - Area Child Protection Committee
ADC - Additional Duties Commitment
ADCS - Association of Directors of Children's Services
ADJ - Adjourned
ADMS - Alarm Data Management System
ADR - Annual Data Requirement
A & E - Accident & Emergency
AED - Automated External Defibrillators
AFI - Areas for Improvement
AFO - Authorised Firearms Officer
AFR - Automatic Fingerprint Recognition
ANPR - Automatic Number Plate Recognition
AOABH - Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm
APA - Association of Police Authorities
ARMS - Active Risk Management System
ARMS - Actuarial Risk Management System
ARV - Armed Response Vehicle
ASAP - As Soon As Possible
ASB - Anti Social Behaviour
ASBOs - Anti Social Behaviour Orders
ASU - Air Support Unit
ATS - Automatic Traffic Signals
BBP - Borough Based Policing
BEST - Behaviour Education & Support Teams
BF - Bring Forward
BIA - Business Impact Assessment
BOBB - Behave Or Be Banned
BSIA - British Security Industry Association
BSU - Borough Support Unit
BT - British Telecom
BTP - British Transport Police
BTR - Bail to Return
CA - Confidentiality Agreement
CA - Custody Assistant
CA - Certificate Authority
CAA - Comprehensive Area Assessment
CAADA - Co-ordinated Action Against Domestic Abuse
CAD - Computer Aided Despatch
CADMIS - Computer Aided Dispatch Management Information Systems
CAT - Community Action Teams
CBOs - Criminal Behaviour Orders
CBRNE - Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive Incidents
C & C - Command & Control
CCCC - Crown Court Case Clerk
CCI - Communications Control Interface
CCITT - International Telephony/Telegraphy Consultative Committee
CCMA - Call Centre Managers Association
CCU - Cyber Crime Unit
C & D - Control & Direction
C & D - Command & Dispatch
CDA - Controlled Drinking Zone Area
CDI - Common Data Interface
CDR - Commander
CF - Carried Forward
Ch Insp - Chief Inspector
Ch Supt - Chief Superintendent
COP - Code of Practice
CorO - Coroner’s Officer
Coroner - Coroner’s Officer
CPS - Crown Prosecution Service
CRB - Collision Report Book
CS - Crime Scen
CS - Corson and Stoughton Incapacitant Spray (CS Spray)
CT - Counter Terrorism
CTSFO - Counter Terrorism Specialist Firearms Officers
CVU - Commercial Vehicle Unit
D of E - Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme
DA - Domestic Abuse
D & C - Direction & Control
DMS - Duties Management System
D/ND - Data / No Data Flag
DoT - Department of Transport
DRA - Dynamic Risk Assessment
DS - Detective Sergeant
DSI - Death or Serious Injury
DSU - Dog Support Unit
DV - Domestic Violence
DVA - Domestic Violence and Abuse
DVLA - Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
EBM - Evidential Breath Machine
EEK - Early Evidence Kits
ELS - Emergency Life Saving
EOC - Emergency Operator Centre
ERPT - Emergency Response and Patrol Team
ERPT - Emergency Response Police Team
ERU - Evidence Recovery Unit
EU - European Union
FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
FBI - Federal Bureau of Investigations
FCR - Force Control Room
FME - Forensic Medical Examiner
FME - Force Medical Examiner
FPN - Fixed Penalty Notice
FOI - Freedom of Information
GDPR - General Data Protection Regulation
GIS - Geographic Information System
GMU - General Message Unit
GP - General Practitioner
GS - General Support
GTN - Government Telecommunications Network
GUI - Graphical User Interface
HAZMAT - Hazardous Material
HCP - Health Care Professional
HEMS - Helicopter Emergency Medical Service
HM - Her Majesty
HMCG - Her Majesty’s Coast Guard
HO - Home Office
HOC - House of Commons
HQ - Headquarters
HR - Human Resources
HRM - Human Resources Manager
IC - Identification Code
IDR - Incident Data & Resources
IDS - Internal Despatch System
IIR - Immediate Informal Resolution
INSP - Inspector
IP - Incident Print
IPP - Initial Pursuit Phase
IPCC - Independent Police Complaints Commission (Now replaced by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC))
I & R - Inspection & Review
IRB - Incident Report Book
IRV - Instant Response Vehicle
IRV - Incident Response Vehicle
IS - Information Systems
JD - Judicial Disposal
JDM - Joint Decision Makers
JESCC - Joint Emergency Services Control Centre
JRU - Joint Response Unit
KPI - Key Performance Indicator
KREs - Knowledge Retention Examinations
KSI - Killed or Seriously Injured
LAA - Local Authority Agreement
LAA - London Air Ambulance
LAC - Looked After Children
LAN - Local Area Network
LAS - London Ambulance Service
LFB - London Fire Bridge
LPM - Local Policing Model
LTS - Long Term Sickness
MCVs - Mobile Control Vehicles
MDP - Ministry of Defence Police
MDT - Mobile Data Terminal
METADATA - Data About Data
MHA - Mental Health Act
MI - Major Incident
MI - Management Information
MIR - Major Incident Room
MIS - Management Information System
MISPER - Missing Persons
MO - Medical Officer
MOD - Ministry of Defence
MP - Member of Parliament
MSV - Most Serious Violence
MHAA - Mental Health Act Assessment
N A S C H - Name, Age, Sex, Colour, Height
NFA - No Further Action/ No Fixed Abode
NGOS - Non-Governmental Organisations
NHS - National Health Service
NI - National Indicator
NPAS - National Police Air Service
NPP - National Police Plan
NSY - New Scotland Yard
OBTJ - Offences Brought to Justice
OCU - Operational Command Unit
ODA - Online Dating Association
OIC - Officer In Charge
OID - Object Identifier
Op Eval - Operation Evaluation
OPS - Operations
OST - Officer Safety Training
PAC - Pre-Assessment Checklist
PACs - Police Action Checklists
PACE - Police And Criminal Evidence Act 1984
PC - Personal Computer
PC - Police Constable
PDSU - Police Driver Standard Unit
PI - Personal Injury (Road Accident)
PIO - Police Incident Officer
PNC - Police National Computer
PNCB - Police National Computer Bureau
PNCID - Police National Computer Identification
PO - Public Order
POLACC - Police Accident
POLCOLL - Police Collision
PPE - Personal Protective Equipment
PS - Police Sergeant
PSU - Police Support Unit
PSV - Public Service Vehicle
PTT - Press to Talk
QA - Quality Assurance
QCS - Quality Control Supervisor
QPM - Queen’s Police Medal
QSR - Quality of Service Report
QU - Quality Report
RA - Registration Authority
RAF - Royal Air Force
RAG - Red Amber Green system
RFD - Registered Firearms Dealer
RFFI - Requests For Further Information
RO - Registration Officer
RPT - Roads Policing Teams
RPU - Roads Policing Unit
RTA - Road Traffic Act/Road Traffic Accident
RTA/C - Road Traffic Accident/Collision
S&S - Stop and Search
SAR - Search and Rescue
SB - Special Branch
SC - Security Check
SC - Special Constable
SC - Specialist Crime
SEG - Special Escort Group
SERCO - Prisoner Escort Service
SGT - Sergeant
SHANKS - Seen, Heard, Actions, Conversation, Knowledge and Smell
T&Cs - Terms and Conditions
TB - Training Board
TFC - Tactical Firearms Commander
TFMV - Theft From a Motor Vehicle
TIC - Taken Into Consideration
TORS - Traffic Offence Reports
TPAC - Tactical Pursuit and Containment
TTA - Time To Answer
TTL - Threats To Life
TV - Television
UK - United Kingdom
UKBA - United Kingdom Border Agency
UoF - Use of Force
UoFPO - Use of Force for Public Order
U/R - Unregistered
VAP - Violence Against a Person
VIPER - Violent Persons Restraint
VIW - Victim, Informant, Witness
VRM - Vehicle Registration Mark
VRR - Victims Right to Review
VWI - Violence With Injury
WANS - Wide Area Networks
WBA - Work Based Assignment
WCU - Witness Care Unit
WSU - Witness Support Unit
WTR - Working Time Regulations
YBYL - Your Belt Your Life
YCP - Youth Crime Prevention
YOS - Youth Offending Service