Glossary
The Police Service uses many abbreviations in its documentation. To assist the public in understanding our documents we will publish a glossary of abbreviations (this glossary may vary from Force to Force to incorporate purely local variations).
GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A
A&E Accident and Emergency
A/S Arrest/Summons
AAIB Air Accident Investigation Branch
ABH Actual Bodily Harm
ABI Association of British Insurers
ACC Assistant Chief Constable
ACMD Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
ACPO Association of Chief Police Officers England, Wales and Northern Ireland
ACPOS Association of Chief Police Officers Scotland
ACR Automated Crime Recording
ACS Access Control System
ACU Area Crime Unit
AD Advocate Depute
ADR European Agreement concerning the international carriage of Dangerous goods by Road 1995
AEA Approved Enforcement Agency
AEAC Atomic Energy Authority Constabulary
AFO Authorised Firearms Officer
AFR Automatic Fingerprint Recognition
AFRL Automated First Registration & Licensing
AIU Accident Investigation Unit
AIRWAVE [UK National Digital Radio System for Emergency Services]
ALB All-weather Life Boat
ALO Architectural Liaison Officer
ANPR Automatic Number Plate Reader
AO Administrative Officer
APF Assistant Procurator Fiscal
APS Acting Police Sergeant/Accelerated Promotion Scheme
APSG Accelerated Promotion Scheme for Graduates
ARC Alarm Receiving Centre
ARCC Aeronautical Rescue Coordination Centre
ARV Armed Response Vehicle
ASBO Anti-Social Behaviour Order
ASF Automated Search Facility
ASP [Police baton]
ASU Air Support Unit/Admin Support Unit
ASW Approved Social Worker
ATC Air Traffic Control
ATRO Area Training and Recruitment Officer
ATS Automated Traffic Signal