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Crown Prosecution Service Annual Report and Resource Accounts 2008 - 2009

Annex M - Glossary

ABM    Area Business Manager

ACPO  Association of Chief Police Officers

AGO    Attorney General's Office

ASB    Anti-social Behaviour

ASBO  Anti-social Behaviour Order

BCS    British Crime Survey

BDD    Business Development Directorate

CA      Crown Advocate

CAF    Community Accountability Forum

CCP   Chief Crown Prosecutor

CDMG  Corporate Delivery and Management Group

CJS    Criminal Justice System

CJ:SSS Criminal Justice: Simple Speedy Summary

CMS    Case Management System

Code of Practice for Victims of Crime: See Victims' Code

Code for Crown Prosecutors: Sets out the principles the CPS applies when carrying out its work

CPS    Crown Prosecution Service

CQA    Casework Quality Assurance

CSR 2007 Comprehensive Spending Review 2007

DPP    Director of Public Prosecutions

DSO    Departmental Strategic Objective

DV       Domestic Violence

EEW   European Evidence Warrant

FCO    Foreign and Commonwealth Office

FReM  Financial Reporting Manual

GFS    Graduated Fee Scheme

HMCPSI Her Majesty's Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate

HMCS   Her Majesty's Court Service

HMIC    Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary

HMICA Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Court Administration

HOCS  Home Office Citizenship Survey, now the Citizenship Survey

HQ       Headquarters

IAO      Information Asset Owner

IAP      International Association of Prosecutors

ILEX    Institute of Legal Executives

IMA     Information Management Advisor

KIM     Knowledge and Information Management

LCJB  Local Criminal Justice Board

MoJ    Ministry of Justice

MARAC Multi-agency Risk Assessment Committee

MLA    Mutual Legal Assistance

NAO    National Audit Office

NCJB  National Criminal Justice Board

NED    Non-executive Director

NWNJ  No Witness No Justice

OBM    Optimum Business Model

OCD    Organised Crime Division

OCJR  Office for Criminal Justice Reform

PDR    Performance and Development Review

PIR     Post-implementation Review

POCA  Proceeds of Crime Act

PPOs  Prolific and Priority Offenders

PSA    Target Public Service Agreement Target

QC      Queen's Counsel

RARA  Racially and Religiously Aggravated

RCPO  Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office

SCD     Serious Crime Division

SDVC  Special Domestic Violence Court

SFO     Serious Fraud Office

SOCA  Serious Organised Crime Agency

SP       Streamlined Process

SR 2004 Spending Review 2004

VAW   Violence Against Women

Victims' Code: Code of Practice for Victims of Crime sets out the services victims can expect to receive from the CJS

WAVES Witness and Victim Experience Survey

WCU     Witness Care Unit

WMS   Witness Management System