HMIC Inspection Methodologies

CBOs

Community Beat Officers

CD-ROM

Compact Disc – Read Only Memory

CEPOL

European Police College Network

CFF

The Crime Fighting Fund

CIPD

Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development

CJNTO

Community Justice National Training Organisation

CJS

Criminal Justice System

CMPS

Centre for Management and Policy Studies

CPD

Continuous Professional Development

CPS

Crown Prosecution Service

CPTDA

Central Police Training and Development Authority (Centrex)

CPU

Central Planning Unit

CRE

Commission for Race Equality

CRR

Community and Race Relations

CSOs

Community Support Officers

CTP

Costed Training Plan

DEM

Diversity Excellence Model

DEOMI

Defense Equal Opportunities Management Institute

DOIT

Development and Organisational Improvement Team

EDU

Equality and Diversity Unit

EFQM

European Framework for Quality Management

EO

Equal Opportunities

EOC

Equal Opportunities Commission

EOTC

Equal Opportunities Training Centre

FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

FCU

File Checking Unit

FfC

Foundations for Change

FMEA

Facility for Management, Effectiveness and Achievement

GMP

Greater Manchester Police

GPA

Gay Police Association

HAC

Home Affairs Committee

HM Inspector

Her Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary 

HMIC

Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary

HOC

Home Office Circular

HPDS

High Potential Development Scheme

HR

Human Resources

IAG

Independent Advisory Group

ICF

Integrated Competency Framework

IES

Institute for Employment Studies

IiP

Investors in People

ILEX

Institute of Legal Executives

IODA

Individual and Organisational Development and Assessment Ltd

IP

Improvement Plan

ISB

Invest to Save Budget

IT

Information Technology

LECD

Landelijk Expertise Centrum Diversiteit

(National Expertise Centre for Diversity) (Netherlands)

LSG

Lawrence Steering Group

LSOP

Landeliik Selectie- en Opleidingsinstitut

(Police National Selection and Training Institute) (Netherlands)

METL’s

Minimum Effective Training Levels

MPS

Metropolitan Police Service

NACP

National Association of Chaplains to the Police

NAO

National Audit Office

NBPA

National Black Police Association

NCALT

National Centre for Applied Learning Technology

NCF

National Competency Framework

NCIS

National Criminal Intelligence Service

NCOF

National Crime and Operations Faculty

NCPE

National Centre for Policing Excellence

NCS

National Crime Squad

NDPB

Non-Departmental Public Body

NES

National Evaluation Strategy

NL

Netherlands

NOF

National Operations Faculty

NOS

National Occupational Standards

NPLC

National Police Leadership Centre

NPP

National Policing Plan

NPT

National Police Training (now Centrex)

NPTC

National Police Training Centre

NSLEC

National Specialist Law Enforcement Centre

NSPIS

National Strategy for Police Information Systems

NSPLPS

National Strategy to Promote Learning in the Police Service

NTCSSCI

National Training Centre for Scientific Support to Criminal Investigation

NTO

National Training Organisation

NVQ

National Vocational Qualification

OFSTED

Office for Standards in Education

OSPRE

Objective Structured Performance Related Examination

PA

Police Authority

PADR

Performance, Appraisal and Development Review

PDP

Professional Development Portfolio

PDR

Performance Development Review

PDTN

Police Diversity Trainers Network

PEACE

Investigative Interviewing Training (prepare and plan, engage, account, challenge, explain)

PICTTS

Police Information Communication and Technology Training Services

PITO

Police Information Technology Organisation

PLP

Personal Leadership Programme

PLPU

Police Leadership and Powers Unit

PMBA

Personal Management Business Area

PNC

Police National Computer

PPAF

Policing Performance Assessment Framework

PPEB

Police Promotions Examinations Board

PSAs

Public Service Agreements

PSNI

Police Service of Northern Ireland

PSRCP

Public Safety Radio Communication Project

PSSO

Police Standards and Skills Organisation

PTC

Police Training Council

PTCWP

Police Training Council Working Party Report

PTDB

Police Training and Development Board

PTP

Probationer Training Programme

PTPSC

Probationer Training Programme Steering Committee

QA

Quality Assurance

QAA

Quality Assurance Agency

R and CR BA

Race and Community Relations Business Area

RADAR

Results, Approaches, Deployment, Assessment and Review

REC

Race Equality Council

RES

Race Equality Scheme

ROD

Research and Organisational Development Department

RR(A)A

Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000

SCC

Strategic Command Course

SLA

Service Level Agreement

SMART

Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Timed

SMT

Senior Management Team

SPP

Special Priority Payments

SSU

Specialist Support Unit

TDO

Training Development Officer

TDP

Trainer Development Programme

TFL

Transport for London

TNA

Training Needs Analysis

TSO

The Stationery Office

TUPE

Transfer of Undertakings – Protection of Employment Regulations 1981