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Community Justice Glossary - Judicial terms Category: Legal > Judicial acronyms Date & country: 25/04/2012, UK Words: 394

DCLG
Department for Communities & Local Government

DCR
Discretionary Conditional Release

DCWO
Divorce Court Welfare Officer

DDA
Disability Discrimination Act

DEFRA
Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

DfES
Department for Education and Skills

DIA
Diversity Impact Assessment

DIP
Drug Intervention Programme

DipPS
Diploma in Probation Studies

DipSW
Diploma in Social Work

DPA
Data Protection Act

DPAS
Drug Prevention Advisory Service

DPMCA
Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates' Courts Act

DPP
Director of Public Prosecutions

DRC
Disability Rights Commission

DRR
Drug Rehabilitation Requirement

DSAG
Disability Support and Awareness Group

DSN
Disability Support Network

DTO
Detention and Training Order

DTTO
Drug Treatment and Testing Order

DVLA
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority

DVMPA
Domestic Violence and Matrimonial Proceedings Act

DWD
Driving Whilst Disqualified

EA
Equality Act 2006

EC
European Community or European Commission

ECM
Every Child Matters

ECP
Enhanced Community Punishment

EDR
Earliest Date of Release

EFQM
European Foundation for Quality Management

eOASys
Electronic Offender Assessment System

EOC
Equal Opportunities Commission

EPA
Environmental Protection Act 1990

ERCG
Early Release on Compassionate Grounds

ESF
European Social Fund

ESOL
English for Speakers of Other Languages

ETE
Employment Training and Education

ETS
Enhanced Thinking Skills (replaced by GOP)

EV
External Verifier

FCO
Foreign & Commonwealth Office

FCWO
Family Court Welfare Officer

FD
Family Division (of High Court)

FMIS
Financial Management Information Systems

FOIA
Freedom of Information Act

FPCR
Family Proceedings Courts (Children Act) 1991 Rules

FPN
Fixed Penalty Notice

FPR
Family Proceedings Rules 1991

FSPU
Forensic Science & Pathology Unit

FSS
Forensic Science Service

GAL
Guardian Ad Litem

GBH
Grievous Bodily Harm

GOEM
Government Office East Midlands

GONE
Government Office North East

GOP
General Offending Programme (formerly ETS)

GOYH
Government Office for Yorkshire and The Humber

GPA
Gay Police Association

GRA
Gender Recognition Act 2004

GSN
Gay Support Network

HALOW
Help and Advice Line for Offenders' Wives

HASWA
Health and Safety at Work Act

HAT
Housing Action Trust

HCCJ
Hallam Centre for Community Justice

HDC
Home Detention Curfew

HIV
Human Immuno-deficiency Virus

HMCIC
Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary

HMCS
Her Majesty's Court Service

HMIC
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary

HMIP
HM Inspectorate of Probation

HMP
Her Majesty's Prison

HMPS
Her Majesty's Prison Service

HMRC
Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs

HMSO
Her Majesty's Stationery Office (now OPSI)

HO
Home Office

HOC
Home Office Circular

HORU
Home Office Research Unit

HRA
Human Rights Act

HSE
Health and Safety Executive

IAA
Immigration and Asylum Act 1999

IANA
Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006

ICCPR
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

ICESCR
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

IDAP
Integrated Domestic Abuse Programme

IIP
Investors in People

IMB
Independent Monitoring Boards

IMPACT
Information Management, Prioritisation, Analysis, Co-ordination and Tasking

IND
Immigration and Nationality Directorate (now BIA)

IOM
Integrated Offender Management

IPCC
Independent Police Complaints Commission

IPP
Indefinite Imprisonment for Public Protection

IPPR
Institute of Public Policy Research

IRC
Immigration Detention Centre

ISSP
Intensive Supervision and Surveillance Programme

IV
Internal Verifier

JCP
Job Centre Plus

JJSB
Judicial Studies Board

JP
Justice of the Peace

KPI
Key Performance Indicator

LAA
Local Area Agreement

LAC
Local Authority Circular

LASCH
Local Authority Secure Children's Home

LCD
Lord Chancellor's Department