| A&E |
Accident and Emergency Department |
| ACPO |
Association of Chief Police Officers |
| ALDCS |
Association of London Directors of Social of Children's Services |
| APA |
Annual Performance Assessment |
| ASSET |
Youth Justice Assessment Tool |
| 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 |
| CPS |
The Crown Prosecution Service |
| CPSU |
Child Protection in Sport Unit |
| CRB |
Criminal Records Bureau |
| CSCI |
Commission for Social Care Inspection |
| CSU |
Community Safety Unit |
| CYPP |
Children and Young Peoples Plan |
| DATs |
Drug Action Teams |
| DCS |
Director of Children's Services |
| DCSF |
Department for Children, Schools and Families (previously the DfES) |
| ECM |
Every Child Matters |
| EPO |
Emergency Protection Order |
| FE |
Further Education |
| FGM |
Female Genital Mutilation |
| GMC |
General Medical Council |
| GOL |
Government Office for London |
| GP |
General Practitioner |
| ICS |
Integrated Children's System |
| ICT |
Information and Communication Technology |
| INI IMPACT |
National Index |
| IRO |
Independent Reviewing Officer |
| JAR |
Joint Area Review |
| JIT |
Joint Investigation Team |
| LA |
Local authority |
| LADO |
Local authority designated officer |
| LFEPA |
The London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority |
| LSCB |
Local Safeguarding Children Board |
| MAPPA |
Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements |
| MPS |
Metropolitan Police Service |
| 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 |
| PCTs |
Primary Care Trusts |
| PHCT |
Primary Health Care Team |
| PSHE |
Personal Social and Health Education |
| SHA |
Strategic Health Authority |
| SMG |
Strategic Management Group |
| STCs |
Secure Training Centres |
| TfL |
Transport for London |
| VISOR |
The Violent and Sexual Offenders Register |
| YJB |
Youth Justice Board |
| YOIs |
Young Offender Institutions |
| YOTs |
Youth Offending Teams |
