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Like any other government backed department, the police force is crammed
to the gunnells with police jargon.
As it is linked to the legal profession the police force jargon is
pretty much comprehensive covering all aspects of the police force.
Police jargon is also used very effectively to confuse the
public when they carry out their duties. Anyone stating government
legal acronyms at you must surely know what they are doing and be correct
in their assessments musn't they? Well it does sound good when fried off
the tongue at 300 miles an hour.
Police jargon is in a category all of its own - complicated
and designed to confuse.
Police Jargon
A
A&E Accident and Emergency AA Automobile Association AADL Automobile
Association Development Limited - Vehicle recovery contractors used by North
Yorkshire Police AAIB Air Accident Investigation Branch (Government) ABC
Acceptable Behaviour Contract (Community Safety) ABEG Achieving Best Evidence
Guidelines ABH Actual Bodily Harm ABI Association of British Insurers ABI
MIAFTR (Online database of motor vehicle insurance claims) ACC Assistant
Chief Constable ACPC Area Child Protection Committee ACPO Association of
Chief Police Officers ACPORP Association of Chief Police Officers Road Policing
Committee ACUs Area Command Units ADAS Agricultural Development and Advisory
Service ADR European Agreement concerning the international carriage of Dangerous
goods by Road AEAC Atomic Energy Authority Constabulary AFO Authorised Firearms
Officer AFR Automatic Fingerprint Recognition AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency
Syndrome AIS(M) Military Aeronautical Information Service AIU Accident
Investigation Unit ALO Architect Liaison Officer (Community Safety) ANPR
Automatic Number Plate Recognition/Reader AoJ Administration of Justice APA
Association of Police Authorities APC Adult Protection Committee APS Acting
Police Sergeant or Accelerated Promotion Scheme ARCC Aeronautical Rescue
Co-ordination Centre ART Aggression Replacement Training Programme ARV Armed
Response Vehicle ASBO Anti-Social Behavioural Order (Community Safety) ASNT
Area Searched No Trace ASP (Police baton) ASRO Addressing Substance Related
Offending Programme ASSET Assessment tool used by the Youth Offending Team
to identify the needs of offenders (Community Safety) ASU Air Support Unit
or Admin Support Unit ATM Area Training Manager ATO Area Training Officer
AVLS Automatic Vehicle Location Systems (Tracker)
B
BAPCO British Association of Public Safety Communication Officers BASICS
British ASsociation of Immediate Care Schemes BAWP British Association of
Women Police BCS British Crime Survey BCU Basic Command Unit BEM British
Empire Medal BLEVE Boiling Liquid Expansion Vapour Explosion BMA British
Medical Association BPA Black Police Association (Community Safety) or British
Pipeline Agency BST British Summer Time BT British Telecom BTP British Transport
Police BVPI Best Value Performance Indicator BVRLA British Vehicle Rental
and Leasing Association
C
CAA Civil Aviation Authority CAD Communities Against Drugs A government funding
stream for Community Safety Partnership and DAT's (Community Safety) CAG
Chief Constables Advisory Group CAP Community and Police Groups CBE Commander
of the (Order of the) British Empire CBO Community Beat Office(r) CBRN Chemical,
Biological, Radiological and Nuclear CBT Case Building Team CBT Compulsory
Basic Training (relates to motorcycle and moped tests) CBU Case Building
Unit CCTV Closed Circuit Television CD Compact Disc CD to P Complainant declines
to prosecute CDD Corporate Development Department CDO Civilian Detention
Officer CDRP Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership (Community Safety)
CDU Corporate Development Unit CEPO County Emergency Planning Officer CESG
Communication-Electronics Security Group CHEMSAFE CHEMical industry Scheme
for Assistance in Freight Emergencies Childrens Fund A fund to address the
gap in preventative services for young people at risk of social exclusion
(Community Safety) CHIS Covert Human Intelligence Source CIA Crime Intelligence
Analyst / Chemical Industries Association CICA Criminal Injuries Compensation
Authorities CICB Criminal Injuries Compensation Board CID Criminal Investigation
Department CIP Community Investment Prospectus. A plan developed by the community
to spent SRB6 funds (Community Safety) CIREA Centre for Information, Reflection
and Exchange on Asylum - EU working group - designed to aid exchange of
information on conditions in asylum seekers' countries of origin CIU Collision
Investigation Unit CJA Criminal Justice Act CJU Criminal Justice Unit CJX
Criminal Justice Network see also PNN2 CLI Call Line Identification CNEN
County Non Emergency Number (NYP Scheme) COMAH Control of Major Accident
Hazards Community Plan A long term plan produced by each District Authority
to ensure the social, economic and environmental well being of a community
(Community Safety) Community Safety A partnership forum under Sects 5 and
6 of Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (Community Safety) Comsaf Community Safety
Connexions A new guidance service for 13-19 year olds (Community Safety)
COSHH Control of Substances Hazardous to Health regulations CPA Crime Pattern
Analysis or Child Protection Agency CPBW Community Penalty Breach Warrant
CPDA Crime Prevention Design Advisor (Same as ALO) (Community Safety) CPIA
Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 CPIU Child Protection
Investigation Unit CPO Community Punishment Orders / Community Punishment
Orders CPRO Community Punishment and Rehabilitation Orders CPS Crown Prosecution
Service CPTED Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (Community Safety)
CPU Child Protection Unit CRB Crime Reporting Bureau CRE Commission for Racial
Equality CRIS Caravan Registration and Identification Scheme CRO Criminal
Records Office / Cave Rescue Organisation / Community Rehabilitation Orders
CROP Covert Rural Observation Point CRTP Competency Related Threshold Payment
( a payment given to police officers who have had at least one year at the
top of their pay scale and can evidence their competency in the job that
they do ) CRU Crime Reporting Unit CRUSE (Voluntary organisation for the
counselling of the bereaved) CS (Incapacitating Spray) CSO Community Support
Officer CSP Community Safety Partnership CTO Central Ticket Office CTS Counter
Terrorist Search CTU Counter Terrorism Unit CVRS Contract Vehicle Recovery
Scheme CVS Council for Voluntary Services (Community Safety) CYP Children
and Young Persons
D
DAFS Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland DARG Drug and Alcohol
Reference Group (Community Safety) DAT Drug Action Team (Community Safety)
DCC Deputy Chief Constable DCI Detective Chief Inspector DCMS The Department
for Culture, Media and Sport - Government DEFRA Department for Environment,
Food and Rural Affairs (Government) DEO Divisional Enquiry Officer DETR
Department of the Environment Transport and the Regions DFES Department For
Education and Skills (Government) DFID Department For Developing International
Development - eg. Conflict in Africa, poverty reduction and sustainable
development. DHQ Division Headquarters DI Detective Inspector DID Drink Impaired
Drivers Programme DISC Diversity Incorporating Safer Communities DNA
Deoxyribonucleic Acid DOB Date of Birth Domains Shorthand for the proposed
new Police Performance Assessment Framework (PPAF) DP Detained Person DPAS
Drug Prevention Advisory Service (Community Safety) DPP Director of Public
Prosecutions DRE Dynamic Reasoning Engine DRS Driver Rectification Scheme
DS Detective Superintendent / Detective Sergeant DSA Draft Strategic Alliance.
An agreement between the regional police forces and Yorks forward (to be
ratified) (Community Safety) DSS Department of Social Security DTC District
Training Centre now PTC DTI Department of Trade and Industry DTLR Transport
Local Government Regions DTTO Drug Treatment and Testing Order. A community
sentence aimed at tackling drug misuse linked to offending (Community Safety)
DUMV Damage to Unattended Motor Vehicle DV Developed Vetting DVLA Driving
Vehicle Licensing Authority DVLC Driver and Vehicle Licensing Centre
E
EAH Early Administrative Hearing EBU European Broadcasting Union EC European
Commission ECHR European Convention on Human Rights ECU European Currency
Unit now the Euro () EEA European Economic Area EEC European Economic
Community EFQM European Foundation of Quality Management E-Gov E Government
the government project to unify and create unified information systems throughout
public service EGT Evidence Gathering Team EHO Environmental Health Officer
ELO Explosives Liaison Officer EO Equal Opportunities EOD Explosives Ordnance
Disposal ERAs Elected Regional Assemblies (Regional Government) ERB Emergency
Response Belt (Used to safely restrain violent prisoners) ERDF European Rural
Development Fund (Objective 2) (Community Safety) ESF European Social Fund
(Objective 3 Training/skills and life long learning) (Community Safety) ETA
Expected Time of Arrival ETD Effective Training and Development Ltd - to
conduct an audit of PDR practice
F
F/T Full-time FBI Federal Bureau of Investigations FBO Football Banning Order
FBOA Football Banning Order Authority FBU Fire Brigades Union FCO Foreign
and Commonwealth Office (Government) FCR Force Control Room FEO Firearms
Enquiry Officer FFENQ Foreign Force Enquiry FIB Force Intelligence Bureau
was Force Identification Bureau FIO Field Intelligence Officer or Football
Intelligence Officer FIR Force Information Room FIU Force Intelligence Unit
or Football Intelligence Unit FLO Family Liaison Officer (Fatal Road Traffic
Accidents) or Football Liaison Officer Form 189 A form used by staff members
of North Yorkshire Police to identify training needs and request training.
FoV Focus on Violence Programme for Men and Women FPN Fixed Penalty Notice
FPRI Fine Payment Rate Indicator FPT Fixed Penalty Ticket FPU Family Protection
Unit FSG Force Strategy Group (now obsolete) FSS Forensic Science Service
FSSL Forensic Science Service Laboratory FTA Warrant Failure To Appear Bench
Warrant FTE Full Time Employed
G
GAIN Government Agency Intelligence Network GBH Grievous Bodily Harm GMT
Greenwich Mean Time GOYH Government Office Yorkshire and Humber (Community
Safety) GP General Practitioner GPA Gay Police Association GPR Guilty Plea
Rate GSE Global Security Environment GSM (Mobile phone standard in Europe)
GTA Government Technical Adviser GU Genito-Urinary (clinic) GYS Great Yorkshire
Show
H
HAZCHEM HAZardous CHEMicals (Marking Scheme) HGV Heavy Goods Vehicle HMCE
Her Majesty's Customs and Excise HMCG Her Majesty's Coast Guard HMIC Her
Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary HMP Her Majesty's Prison HMSO Her
Majesty's Stationary Office HO Home Office HOLAB Home Office Laboratory form
HOLMES/ HOLMES II Home Office Large and Major Enquiry System (Computer system
for major incidents) HOPD Home Office Prison Department HORT/1 Home Office
Road Traffic Form 1 HQ Headquarters HR Human Resources HSC Health and Safety
Commission HSE Health and Safety Executive
I
ICPO International Criminal Police Organisation ICRP International Commission
on Radiological Protection ICVA Independent Custody Visitors Association
ID Identification IDEA Improvement and Development Agency (for Local Government)
IED Improvised Explosive Device IGC Intergovernmental Consultations - Country
of Origin Information Working Group - designed to aid exchange of information
on conditions in asylum seekers' countries of origin IMDG International Maritime
Dangerous Goods IND Immigration and Nationality Directorate Index of Multiple
Deprivation A government scoring mechanism to identify the most socially
deprived wards in the county (Community Safety) IO Investigating Officer
IP Injured Party (Crime and RTA) IPA International Police Association IPR
Intellectual Property Rights IPTF International Police Task Force IPU
International Police Unit IRR Ionising Radiation Regulations IS Information
Systems ISSP Intensive Supervision and Surveillance Programme (in place by
Apr 03) IT Information Technology
J
JBB Joint Branch Board JCC Joint Central Committee JNCC Joint Negotiating
and Consultative Committee JOC Joint Operations Centre JOCC Joint Operations
Control Centre JOPI Joint Operational Instructions JPM Joint Performance
Monitoring JSEODC Joint Service Explosive Ordnance Disposal Report Centre
L
LAGPA Lesbian and Gay Police Association LAP Local Area Policing LAPG Local
Adult Protection Groups LCJB Local Criminal Justice Board LCPC Local area
Child Protection Committee LEA Local Education Authority LGA Local Government
Association - originated the Local PSAs concept LGC Laboratory of the Government
Chemist LGV Light Goods Vehicle LIO Local Intelligence Office(r) LSE Local
Security Environment LSP Local Strategic Partnership. District wide top level
partnership to ensure joined up service delivery. They produce the Community
Plan (Community Safety)
M
M Of G Manual of guidance MACC Military Aid to the Civil Community MAFF Ministry
of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food MAIB Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Mainstreaming A term used to show the implementation of Sect 17 Crime and
Disorder Act (Community Safety) MAPPA Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements
MAPPP Multi Agency Public Protection Panel MAST Mutual Aid Support Team MATO
Military Air Traffic Operations MBE Member of the (Order of the) British
Empire MCA Maritime & Coastguard Agency MDP (MoDP) Ministry of Defence
Police MESMAC A Sexual Health Organisation working with Gay and Bisexual
men - see Yorkshire Mesmac MFH Missing From Home MIBK Methyl Iso-butyl Ketone
MID Motor Insurance Database MISPER Missing Person MO Modus Operandi MOD
Ministry of Defence MODACE Management of Disaster and Civil Emergency MOE
Method of Entry MOE Method of Entry - trained officers and method of gaining
entry to houses etc MORI Social Research Institute MOT Ministry of Transport
test MOU Memorandum of Understanding MP Member of Parliament MRCC Maritime
Rescue Co-ordination Centre MRSC Marine Rescue Sub-Centre MRT Mountain Rescue
Team MSF Most Similar Force
N
NACOSS National Approval Council for Security Systems NACRO National Association
for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders NAFIS National Automatic Fingerprint
Identification System NAI Non-Accidental Injury NAIR National Arrangements
for Incidents involving Radioactivity NASS National Asylum Seekers Service
(Community Safety) NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organisation NBM National Briefing
Model NCEC National Chemical Emergency Centre NCF National Competency Framework
NCF National Crime Faculty NCIS National Criminal Intelligence Service NCOF
National Crime and operations Faculty NCS National Crime Squad NFA No Further
Action NFIU National Football Intelligence Unit NFU National Farmers Union
NHS National Health Service NI National Insurance NIHHS Notification of
Installations Handling Hazardous Substances NIM National Intelligence Model
NIP Notice of Intended Prosecution NIREP Nuclear Industry Road Emergency
Plan NIS National Identification Service NMIS National Management Information
Systems No Secrets Interagency Steering Group - Protection of vulnerable
adults from abuse NRPB National Radiological Protection Board NSCCC (the
Royal Navy's casualty reporting system) NSNR National Strategy for Neighbourhood
Renewal (Community Safety) NSPCC National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Children NSPIS National * Police Information Systems NTSS No Trace Suspect
Stolen (PNC) NVASEC National Voluntary Aid Societies' Emergency Committee
NVC Non Verbal Communication NVQ National Vocational Qualification NYCC North
Yorkshire County Council NYFV North Yorkshire Forum for Voluntary Organisations
(Community Safety) NYP North Yorkshire Police NYPAA North Yorkshire Police
Athletic Association
O
OBTJ Offences Brought to Justice OFG Operational Firearms Group OFT Office
of Fair Trading OGC Office of Government Commerce OIC Officer in Case or
Officer in Charge OJEC Official Journal of the European Communities OPL Over
Prescribed Limit (Drink Driving) OPSR Office of Public Services Reform OS
Ordinance Survey OSC Office of the Surveillance Commissioners OSCE Organisation
for Security and Co-operation in Europe OSO Operational Support Officer OSPRE
Objective Structured Performance Related Examination OTD Other Than Dwelling
i.e. Burglary O.T.D.
P
P/T Part-time PAA Police Athletic Association PACC Police Authority Community
Consultation PACE Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 PACT PAG Police Advisory
Group PAVA A synthetic pepper spray PAYE Pay as You Earn PC Police Constable
/ Personal Computer PCA Police Complaints Authority PCSO Police Community
Safety Officer PCTs Primary Care Trusts formed 1/4/02 to replace old Health
Authority (Community Safety) PCV Passenger Carrying Vehicle PCV Passenger
Carrying Vehicle PDA Personal Digital Assistant (Handheld Computer) PDF
Partnership Development Fund. A government fund to assist the development
of partnerships (Community Safety)Or Personal Descriptive Form PDP Professional
Development Profile PDR Personal Development Review PEACE Prepare/planning,
Engage & explain, Account. Closure, Evaluation PFR Police Federation
Regulations 1969 PID Project Initiation Document (Human Rights Audit 2000-2001)
PII Public Interest Immunity PIMS Police Informant Management System PIN
Personal Identification Number PIO Public Information Office or Principle
Investigating Officer PIR Police Initial Recruitment or Passive Infra-Red
PITO Police IT Organisation PM Post Mortem PMAS Police Mutual Assurance Society
PMB Police Monitoring Board PMDU The Prime Minister's Delivery Unit - to
strengthen the capacity of Whitehall to deliver the Government's key objectives
the Prime Minister has established a Delivery Unit based in the Cabinet Office.
The role of the Unit is to ensure that the Gov. achieves its priority objectives
during this Parliament across the key areas of public service, which includes
crime. PNB Police Negotiating Board/Pay and Conditions Working Group or Pocket
Note Book PNC Police National Computer PNCB Police National Computer Bureau
PNCD Police National Computer Database PNLD Police National Legal Database
PNN2 Criminal Justice Network See Also CJX PODS Policing on Doorsteps POE
Point of Entry POLSA Police Search Advisor POP Problem Oriented Policing
or Partnership (Community Safety) POs Persistent Offenders POtac Public Order
Tactical Advisor PPAF Police Performance Accountability Framework PPE Personal
Protective Equipment PPMO Program & Project Management Office - now Programs
Unit PPOs Prolific and other Priority Offenders PPT Prisoner Processing Team
PRCU Policing and Reducing Crime Unit PRIME Problem Solving in Multi-agency
Environments PRISM Programme Reducing Individual Substance Misuse PRU Pupil
Referral Unit PSA Public Service Agreement. A government initiative where
rewards are given to local authorities if they deliver against agreed challenging
targets (Community Safety) - Under local PSAs authorities sign up to demanding
targets to further improve outcomes beyond what has already been planned,
in return for up-front investment in services, substantial reward grants
for meeting targets, and the opportunity to negotiate administrative freedoms
and flexibilities with the Government. Targets for performance indicators
are set across a wide range of services eg. Crime prevention. PSDB Police
Scientific Development Branch PSSO Police Skills and Standards Organisation
PSU Police Support Unit PSV Public Service Vehicle PTC Police Training Centre
PTI Physical Training Instructor PTS Post-traumatic Stress PYO Persistent
Young Offender. A 10-17 year old sentenced in court on 3 or more occasions
within a 3 year period (Community Safety)
Q
QA Quality Assurance QGM Queen's Gallantry Medal QPM Queens Police Medal
or Quality and Performance Management
R
RA Regional Assembly (Regional Government) RAC Royal Automobile Club RAF
Royal Air Force RAP Regional Action Plan. A regional plan for the focus of
activity for Yorkshire forward (Community Safety) RAYNET Radio Amateurs'
Emergency Network RDA Regional Development Agency (Community Safety) RDS
Rural Development Service REC Racial Equality Councils Regional Assembly
The regional seat of government (Community Safety) Restorative Justice Work
with victims and offenders aimed at offenders understanding the consequences
of their crime (Community Safety) REVCOM Radio Emergency Volunteer Communication
RID (International regulations concerning the carriage of dangerous goods
by rail) RIDDOR Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences
Regulations RIMNET (Radioactive monitoring network system) RIO Rail Incident
Officer RIPA Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act RISC Rental Industry
Secure Customer RIU The Regulatory Impact Unit Scrutiny Team - part of the
Cabinet Office's Modernising Government agenda to help spread best practice
on good policy and regulation RJ Restorative Justice RK Registered Keeper
(PNC Checks etc) RODS Referral Order Division Scheme ROSPA Royal Society
for the Prevention of Accidents ROTI Record of Taped Interview ROVI Record
of Video Interview RP Reporting Person (Incidents, Crime, RTAs etc) RPG Road
Policing Group RSI Roadside Interview or Repetitive Strain Injury RSO Registered
Sex Offender RSPB Royal Society for the Protection of Birds RSPCA Royal Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty of Animals RTA Road Traffic Accident RTC Road
Traffic Collision
S
SAR Search and Rescue SARDA Search and Rescue Dog Association SARSAT Search
and Rescue Satellite System SAYE Save as You Earn SB Special Branch SCAN
Scientific Content Analysis (highlight deceptions within written statements)
SCAS Serious Crime Analysis Section (of the NCOF) SCC Senior Command Course
SCI Safer Communities Initiative. A fund to replace the crime reduction fund
administered by the Home Office (Community Safety) SDD Staff Development
Day(s) SDS Staff Development Services - Now SDSD (Staff Development Services
Department) SDSD Staff Development Services Department Section 115 Crime
& Disorder Act Section that allows the exchange of information between
partnership agencies to help reduce crime (Community Safety) Section 17 Crime
& Disorder Act Section requires all local authorities including police
authorities to consider crime and disorder reduction when exercising their
duties (Community Safety) Secured by Design An award for developers which
build to guidelines to reduce the opportunity for crime (Community Safety)
Secured Car Parks A 1 year certificate for car parks with effective measures
to create a safe (Community Safety) SEG (Ministry of Defence police) Special
Escort Group SEU Social Exclusion Unit - set up to help improve Government
action to reduce social exclusion by producing joined-up solutions to complex
issues for which no single Gov. Dept. has responsibility, or which falls
between the responsibilities of several Depts. (Teenage Pregnancy Unit in
the Dept. of Health, the Rough Sleepers Unit in DTLR, the Children and Young
Peoples Unit in DfES and the Neighbourhood Unit in DTLR) SGLR Senior Government
Liaison Representative SID Source Input Document SIESO Society of Industrial
Emergency Services Officers SIO Senior Investigating Officer -usually a DCI
or DS SIPS Standard Instructions and Plans SIS Social Information Systems
(commissioned by Youth Justice Board to get info, held by police on children
under the age of criminal responsibility) SLA Service Level Agreement SLP
Self-Loading Pistol SMART Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-framed
SNEN Single Non Emergency Number (National proposed scheme) SOC Scenes of
Crime SOCO Scenes Of Crime Officer SODS Senior Officers Dining club SOER
Scottish Office Emergency Room
'
'Splash' Schemes Run in disadvantaged estates targeting youths aged 13 to
17.
S
SPOC Single Point Of Contact (new forms) SPP Special Priority Payment SRAP
Sub-Regional Action Plan. A development plan for accessing Yorks Forward
funds and secure environment (Community Safety) SRB Single Regeneration Budget.
A government fund (Community Safety) SRR Search and Rescue Region SSAIB Security
Systems and Alarm Inspections Board Staff 1 The standard contract of employment
for police support staff. SYOPS Guidance & Instructions for Information
Security
T
TC Traffic Constable TCG Tasking and Coordinating Group TDA Take and Drive
away (vehicle) TER The National Plant and Equipment Register TETRA Terrestrial
Trunked Radio TFT Tactical Firearms Team TFU Tactical Firearms Unit TIC Taken
into Consideration TIG Trials Issues Group Toolkits Crime Reduction website
showing best practice on a number of issues www.crimereduction.gov.uk (Community
Safety) TPAC Tactical Pursuit and Containment TPU Tactical Planning Unit
TS Traffic Sergeant TSU Technical Support Unit TUMV Theft from Unattended
Motor Vehicle TWLA Taken Without Lawful Authority (i.e. vehicle) TWOC Taken
Without Owners Consent (i.e. vehicle)
U
UDT Unarmed Defensive Tactic UHF Ultra High Frequency UK United Kingdom UKCA
United Kingdom Central Authority UKPIA United Kingdom Petroleum Industry
Association UN United Nations UNISON (Civilian workers' trades union) UV
Ultra Violet
V
VAD Vehicle Audit Document VAS Voluntary Aid Societies VASCAR Visual Average
Speed Computer And Recorder VAT Value Added Tax VDR Vehicle Defect Rectification
VDRS Vehicle Defect Rectification Scheme VEL Vehicle Excise License VHF Very
High Frequency VHS Video Home System VIP Very Important Person VIPER Video
Identification Parade Electronic Recording VODS Vehicle On-line Descriptive
Search VRF Volunteer Reserve Forces VSS Victim Support Scheme
W
WDA Waste Disposal Authority WOFF (Woffed) Write Off WRVS Women's Royal Voluntary
Service WYMAS West Yorkshire Metropolitan Ambulance Service WYP West Yorkshire
Police WYPOL West Yorkshire Police WYSiWYG What You See is What You Get -
a term used within I.T. to describe a program or application that writes
computer code through a simple interface.
Y
Y and NYPU York and North Yorkshire Partnership Unit (Community Safety) YACAB
Youth Action Combating Anti-Social Behaviour YAO Youth Action Officer YIP
Youth Inclusion Programmes YMCA Young Mens Christian Association Yorkshire
Forward The name of our Regional Development Agency (Community Safety) YOT
Youth Offending Team (Community Safety) YWCA Young Womens Christian Association