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Universal periodic review of human rights in the United Kingdom 2017: response to recommendations
The Scottish Government response to recommendations from the third Universal Periodic Review of the UK's overall human rights record in May 2017.
List of abbreviations
| ASL | Additional Support for Learning |
| ASN | Additional Support Needs |
| BSG | Best Start Grant |
| BSL | British Sign Language |
| CAMHS | Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services |
| CEDAW | Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women |
| CEMVO | Council of Ethnic Minority Voluntary Sector Organisations |
| CERD | Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination |
| CJSW | Criminal Justice Social Work |
| CLW | Community Links Worker |
| CONTEST | UK Counter-Terrorism Strategy |
| COPFS | Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service |
| COSLA | Convention of Scottish Local Authorities |
| CPCC | Child Protection Case Conference |
| CPIP | Child Protection Improvement Programme |
| CPO | Child Protection Order |
| CRC | Convention on the Rights of the Child |
| CRC- OP- SC | Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography |
| CRPD | Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities |
| CRWIA | Child Rights and Wellbeing Impact Assessments |
| CSE | Child sexual exploitation |
| CTRS | Council Tax Reduction Scheme |
| CYP Act | Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 |
| CYPCS | Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland |
| CYPIC | Children and Young People Improvement Collaborative |
| DBI | Distress Brief Intervention |
| DDP | Disability Delivery Plan |
| DFM | Deputy First Minister |
| DHP | Discretionary Housing Payments |
| DWP | Department for Work and Pensions |
| DYW | Developing the Young Workforce |
| EBS | Equality Budget Statement |
| ECHR | European Convention on Human Rights |
| ECtHR | European Court of Human Rights |
| EEAS | Enhanced Enforcement Areas Scheme |
| EHRC | Equality and Human Rights Commission |
| EHRiC | Scottish Parliament’s Equalities and Human Rights Committee |
| ELC | Early learning and childcare |
| EQIA | Equality Impact Assessment |
| ESOL | English for speakers of other languages |
| FAI | Fatal Accident Inquiry |
| FCO | Foreign and Commonwealth Office |
| FE | Further Education |
| FGM | Female Genital Mutilation |
| FM | First Minister |
| FNP | Family Nurse Partnership |
| FoI | Freedom of Information |
| FSS | Fair Start Scotland |
| GMC | General Medical Council |
| GRC | Gender Recognition Certificate |
| HE | Higher Education |
| HES | Historic Environment Scotland |
| HMCIPS | Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland |
| HMIPS | Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland |
| HMRC | Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs |
| HMYOI | Her Majesty’s Young Offenders Institution |
| HNDA | Housing Need and Demand Assessment |
| HRA | Human Rights Act 1998 |
| ICCPR | International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
| ICESCR | International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights |
| ICVS | Independent Custody Visitors Scotland |
| IPCO | Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s Office |
| IPM | Independent Prison Monitors |
| JII | Joint Investigative Interview |
| LBTT | Land and Buildings Transactions Tax |
| LGBTI | Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex |
| LHA | Local Housing Allowance |
| LHS | Local Housing Strategy |
| LIFT | Low Cost Initiative for First Time Buyers |
| MA | Modern Apprenticeship |
| MWC | Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland |
| NCAIU | National Child Abuse Investigation Unit |
| NGO | Non-Governmental Organisation |
| NHS | National Health Service |
| NPF | National Performance Framework |
| NPM | National Preventive Mechanism |
| NRPF | No recourse to public funds |
| NSCU | National Sexual Crimes Unit |
| NSSE | New Supply Shared Equity |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| OJEU | Official Journal of the European Union |
| OMSE | Open Market Shared Equity |
| OPCAT | Optional Protocol to the UN Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment |
| OSC | Office of Surveillance Commissioners |
| PACE | Partnership Action for Continuing Employment |
| PfG | Programme for Government |
| PIRC | Police and Investigations Review Commissioner |
| PSED | Public Sector Equality Duty |
| PTR | PlayTalkRead |
| REF | Race Equality Framework |
| RO | Religious Observance |
| RSHP | Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenthood |
| SAA | Secure accommodation authorisation |
| SAAS | Students Awards Agency for Scotland |
| SAMH | Scottish Association for Mental Health |
| SCQF | Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework |
| SCSB | Secure Care Strategic Board |
| SCTS | Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service |
| SDGs | Sustainable Development Goals |
| SDS | Skills Development Scotland |
| SEEP | Scotland’s Energy Efficiency Programme |
| SFA | Scottish Football Association |
| SFC | Scottish Funding Council |
| SFIU | Scottish Fatalities Investigation Unit |
| SGS | Scottish Guardianship Service |
| SG | Scottish Government |
| SHRC | Scottish Human Rights Commission |
| SIDCAAR | Self-Inflicted Death in Custody Audit, Analysis and Review |
| SLAB | Scottish Legal Aid Board |
| SNAP | Scotland’s National Action Plan for Human Rights |
| SPA | Scottish Police Authority |
| SP | Scottish Parliament |
| SPCB | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body |
| SPFL | Scottish Professional Football League |
| SPS | Scottish Prison Service |
| STEM | Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths |
| SWF | Scottish Welfare Fund |
| TARA | Trafficking Awareness Raising Alliance |
| TIE | Time for Inclusive Education |
| TISC | Transparency in Supply Chains |
| UC | Universal Credit |
| UCAS | Universities and Colleges Admissions Service |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNCAT | UN Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment |
| UNGPs | UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights |
| UNICEF | UN International Children’s Emergency Fund |
| UPR | Universal Periodic Review |
| WSA | Whole System Approach |
| YOI | Young Offenders Institution |