Here is a list of abbreviations that you may come across on this website, and what they stand for.
A
ACEVO Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations
ACF Association of Charitable Foundations
ACL Adult and Community Learning
ACRE Action with Communities in Rural England
AGM Annual General Meeting
AGMA Association of Greater Manchester Authorities
ALM Action Learning Matters
ALS Adult Learning and Skills
ALW Adult Learners' Week
ARVAC Association for Research in the Voluntary and Community Sector
B
BASIS Building and Sustaining Infrastructure Services
BRE Better Regulation Executive
BURA British Urban Regeneration Association
C
CAA Comprehensive Area Assessment
CAB Citizens Advice Bureau
CAMHS Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services
CCCP Culture and Community Cohesion Partnership
CDRP Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership
CDF Community Development Foundation
CEF Community Empowerment Fund
CEN Community Empowerment Network
CFC Change for Children
CFN Community Foundation Network
CIC Community Interest Company
CLA Community Legal Advice
CLSP(s) Community Legal Service Partnership
CRB Criminal Records Bureau
CRC Commission for Rural Communities
CSC Community Sector Coalition
CSP Community Safety Partnership
CSV Community Service Volunteers
CWDC Children’s Workforce Development Council
CYP Children and Young People
CYPP Children and Young People’s Plan
CYPSP Children and Young People’s Strategic Partnership Board
D
DA District Assemblies
DAAT Drug and Alcohol Team
DAT Drug Action Team
DCLG Department for Communities and Local Government (often called CLG)
DCSF Department for Children, Schools and Families
DDA Disability Discrimination Act
DH Department of Health
DIAL UK Disability Information and Advice Line services UK
DWP Department for Work and Pensions
E
EAC Every Action Counts
EAPN European Anti Poverty Network
EC European Commission
ECM Every Child Matters
EHRC Equality and Human Rights Commission
TELP Economic and Learning Partnership
ESOL English for Speakers of Other Languages
EVM Excellence in Volunteer Management programme
EVS Empowering the Voluntary Sector
F
FAQs Frequently Asked Questions
FE Further Education
G
GAYE Give As You Earn
GNVQ General National Vocational Qualification
GONW Government Office for the North West
H
HA Housing Association
HCA Homes and Communities Agency
HCOP Healthier Communities & Older People
HAD Health Development Agency
HE Higher Education
HIMP Health Improvement and Modernisation Plan
HLC Healthy Living Centre
HLF Heritage Lottery Fund
HMRC Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs
HMT Her Majesty’s Treasury
HO Home Office
HPB Health Partnership Board
HSE Health and Safety Executive
I
IAG Information Advice and Guidance
ICAS Independent Complaints Advisory Service
IFNUK Inter Faith Network for the UK
IiP Investors in People
ILP Improving Local Partnerships
ILP Independent Living Project
J
JCEB Joint Commissioning Executive Board
JIP Joint Investment Programme (Health and Social Services)
JSA Job Seekers' Allowance
L
LA Local Authority
LAA Local Area Agreement
LAP Local Action Plan
LEA Local Education Authority
LEGI Local Enterprise Growth Initiative
LEI Local Employment Initiative
LGA Local Government Association
LGBT Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered
LIF Local Initiatives Fund
LINks Local Involvement Networks (for health and social care)
LSCB Local Safeguarding Children’s Bureau
LSP Local Strategic Partnership
M
MAA Multi Area Agreement
MEP Member of European Parliament
MHF Mental Health Foundation
MP Member of Parliament
MV Millennium Volunteers
N
NAVCA National Association for Voluntary and Community Action
NCVO National Council for Voluntary Organisations
NCVYS National Council for Voluntary Youth Services
NDC New Deal for Communities
NEET Not in Education, Employment or Training
NFP Not for profit
NGO Non Governmental Organisation
NHS National Health Service
NI National Insurance
NI6 National Indicator 6
NI7 National Indicator 7
NIS National indicator Set
NSS National Support Services
NVQ National Vocational Qualifications
NWDA North West Development Agency
NYA National Youth Agency
O
OCN Open College Network
OHS Occupational Health Service
OISC Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner
OPP Older People’s Partnership
OWW One World Week
P
PAYE Pay As You Earn
PCSO Police Community Support Officer
PCT Primary Care Trust
PSA Public Service Agreement
PVI Private, voluntary and independent sector
R
RA Regional Assembly
RVSN Regional Voluntary Sector Network
S
SACRE Standing Advisory Councils on Religious Education
SCS Sustainable Community Strategy
SRI Socially Responsible Investment
SSC Safer & Stronger Communities
SSCF Safer & Stronger Communities Fund
SSD Social Services Department
SSP Sub-regional Strategic Partnership
SWOT Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats
T
T3SC Tameside 3rd Sector Coalition
TCS Tameside Community Strategy
TNA Training Needs Analysis
TREC Tameside Racial Equality Council
TSF Third Sector Forum
TSP Tameside Strategic Partnership
U
UKVF UK Volunteering Forum
URC Urban Regeneration Company
V
VA Voluntary Action
VC Volunteer Centre
VCF Voluntary Community and Faith
VCO(s) Voluntary and Community Organisation(s)
VCS Voluntary and Community Sector
VCT Voluntary Centre Tameside
VDA Volunteer development agency
VE Volunteering England
VW Volunteers’ Week
W
W2W Welfare to Work
WNF Working Neighbourhoods Fund
Y
YOT Youth Offending Team
