Useful acronyms for emergency planning
ABI Association of British Insurers
ACPO Association of Chief Police Officers
ASA Ambulance Service Association
ATOC Association of Train Operating Companies
BASICS British Association for Immediate Care
BCI Business Continuity Institute
BCRC British Cave Rescue Council
BTP British Transport Police
CBRN Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear
CCD Civil Contingencies Division (Scottish Executive Justice Department)
CCS Civil Contingencies Secretariat
CEPU Central Emergency Planning Unit (OFMDFM)
CFOA Chief Fire Officers Association
CHAI Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection
CMG Crisis Management Group
CSIA Central Sponsor for Information Assurance (Cabinet Office)
DCMS Department for Culture, Media and Sport
DEFRA Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
DfES Department for Education and Skills
DFID Department for International Development
DfT Department for Transport
DH Department of Health
DPH Director of Public Health (in a primary care trust)
DTI Department of Trade and Industry
EA Environment Agency
EHO Environmental Health Officer
EPU Emergency Planning Unit
F&R Fire and Rescue
FCO Foreign and Commonwealth Office
FSA Food Standards Agency or Financial Services Authority (depending on the context)
GLA Greater London Authority
GNN Government News Network
GO Government Office
HA Health Authority
HMIC Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary
HMT Her Majesty’s Treasury
HO Home Office
HPA Health Protection Agency
HSC Health and Safety Commission
HSE Health and Safety Executive
IRC International Rescue Corps
LA Local Authority
LFEPA London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority
LHB Local Health Board
LRRF London Regional Resilience Forum
LRT London Resilience Team
MACA Military Aid to the Civil Authorities
MCA Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Met OfficeMeteorological Office
MOD Ministry of Defence
MoU Memorandum of Understanding
MPS Metropolitan Police Service
MRC Mountain Rescue Council
MRCC Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre
MRSC Maritime Rescue Sub-Centre
NAW National Assembly for Wales
NCIS National Criminal Intelligence Service
NDPB Non-Departmental Public Body
NGO Non-Governmental Organisation
NHS National Health Service
NIA Northern Ireland Administration
NIDIS Northern Ireland Department Information Service
NIO Northern Ireland Office
NISCC National Infrastructure Security Co-ordination Centre
NORMIT Norfolk Major Incident Team
NPHS Wales National Public Health Service for Wales
NVASEC National Voluntary Aid Society Emergency Committee
ODPM Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
OFCOM Office of Communications
OFGEM Office of Gas and Electricity Markets
OFMDFM Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister (Northern Ireland)
OFWAT Office of Water Services
PHA Port Health Authority
PSNI Police Service of Northern Ireland
RAWG Risk Assessment Working Group
RAYNET Radio Amateurs’ Emergency Network
RDPH Regional Director of Public Health
RWG Risk Working Group
RNLI Royal National Lifeboat Institution
RSPCA Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
SAR Search and Rescue
SE Scottish Executive
SHA Strategic Health Authority
SOLACE Society of Local Authority Chief Executives
SoS Secretary of State
SOSREP Secretary of State’s Representative
VAS Voluntary Aid Societies
WAG Welsh Assembly Government
WCCC Wales Civil Contingencies Committee
WEWG Wales Emergencies Working Group
WLGA Welsh Local Government Association
WMEF Welsh Media Emergency Forum
WPI Wales Programme for Improvement
WRVS Women’s Royal Voluntary Service
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