Policing - complaints handling, investigations and misconduct issues: independent review

Annex G - Glossary

A&E - Accident and emergency

ACAS - Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service

ACC - Assistant Chief Constable

ACPOS - Association of Chief Police Officers (Scotland)

ACU - Anti-Corruption Unit (part of Police Scotland)

ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

AGS - An Garda Síochána

AGS - Auditor General for Scotland

ASPS - Association of Scottish Police Superintendents

C3 - Contact, Command and Control Division

CAAP-D - Criminal Allegations Against Police Division (part of COPFS)

CARU - Complaints Assessment and Resolution Unit

CBT - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Centurion - Police Scotland's complaints and conduct database

CHR - Complaint Handling Review

CHRWG - Complaint Handling Review Working Group

CHS - Criminal History System

CJI - Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland

CJSD - Criminal Justice Services Division

COMS - Custody and Offender Medicine Services

CoP - College of Policing (England and Wales)

COPFS - Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service

COSLA - Convention of Scottish Local Authorities

CPD - Continuing professional development

CPT - European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

CRER - Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights

CRI - Custody Review Inspector

DCC - Deputy Chief Constable

EAP - Employee Assistance Programme

EAP - Ethics Advisory Panel

ECHR - European Convention on Human Rights

ECS - Emergency Care Summary

ECtHR - European Court of Human Rights

FAI - Fatal Accident Inquiry

FCI - Force Custody Inspector

FLO - Family Liaison Officer

Frontline Resolution - Early discussion of a complaint with the complainer

GBV - Gender‑based violence

GSOC - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission

HMCIC - Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary

HMICS - Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland

ICV - Independent Custody Visitor

Integrity Matters - Police Scotland's confidential anonymous reporting system

IOPC - Independent Office for Police Conduct (England and Wales)

ISA - Information Sharing Agreement

ITPP - Introduction to Policing Programme

MOU - Memorandum of Understanding

NCHDWG - National Complaint Handling Development Working Group

NCS - National Custody System

NDPB - Non‑Departmental Public Body

NGAU - National Gateway Assessment Unit

NISAG - National Independent Strategic Advisory Group

NPCC - National Police Chiefs' Council

NPM - National Preventive Mechanism

OPCAT - UN Optional Protocol on the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

PCCS - Police Complaints Commissioner for Scotland

PIP - Post‑incident procedures

PIRC - Police Investigations and Review Commissioner

PND - Police National Database

PONI - Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland

PRG - Professional Reference Group

PRI - Practice requiring improvement

PSD - Professional Standards Department

PSNI - Police Service of Northern Ireland

PSoS - Police Service of Scotland (known as Police Scotland)

PTSD - Post‑Traumatic Stress Disorder

RAI - Risk, Assurance and Inspection

Relevant complaint - A complaint against the police, as defined in the Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006, as amended

RPOAS - Retired Police Officers' Association Scotland

RPRP - Reflective Practice Review Process (England and Wales)

SAS - Scottish Ambulance Service

SCPOSA - Scottish Chief Police Officers' Staff Association

SCTS - Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service

SEMPER Scotland - SEMPER stands for Supporting Ethnic Minority Police employees for Equality in Race

Senior officer - Any constable holding rank of chief constable, deputy chief constable or assistant chief constable

SFIU - Scottish Fatalities Investigation Unit

SOP - Standard Operating Procedure - Police Scotland has multiple SOPs covering a wide range of subjects

SPA - Scottish Police Authority

SPC - Scottish Police College

SPCB - Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body

SPCF - Scottish Police Consultative Forum

SPF - Scottish Police Federation

SPSO - Scottish Public Services Ombudsman

SQA - Scottish Qualifications Authority

SWDF - Scottish Women's Development Forum

SWRC - Scottish Women's Rights Centre

The 2012 Act - Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012

The 2006 Act - Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006

TrIM - Trauma Incident Management

UWS - University of the West of Scotland

VIA - Victim Information and Advice service (part of COPFS)

WIP - Women in Policing