| Initials | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ACG | Anti-Counterfeiting Group |
| ACOSVO | Association of Chief Officers of Scottish Voluntary Organisations |
| ACPO | Association of Chief Police Officers |
| ADS | Advice Direct Scotland |
| AF | Action Fraud (police dept.) |
| AGM | Annual General Meeting |
| ANI | Action Needed Immediately (re domestic abuse) |
| ASA | Advertising Standards Authority |
| ASNW | Association of Scottish Neighbourhood Watches |
| BSC | Building Safer Communities |
| BTHA | British Toy & Hobby Association |
| BWV | Body Worn Video (cameras) |
| CAB | Citizens Advice Bureau (England) |
| CAS | Citizens Advice Scotland |
| CIFAS | Credit Industry Fraud Avoidance System |
| CITES | Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species |
| CoLP | City of London Police |
| CPP | Crime Prevention Panels |
| CPT | Community Policing Team |
| CRA | Credit Reference Agencies |
| CSP | Community Safety Partnerships |
| CTSI | Chartered Trading Standards Institute |
| DCMS | Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (government) |
| EAFO | European Anti-Fraud Office (also referred as OLAF) |
| ELPARC | East Lothian Partnership Against Rural Crime |
| ESF | Electrical Safety First |
| FCA | Financial Conduct Authority |
| FIND | Fraud Investigations Database |
| GAIN | Gone Away Information Network (now part of CIFAS) |
| GHQ | Glasgow Health Questionnaire |
| HES | Home Energy Scotland (part of Energy Saving Trust) |
| HMCTS | HM Courts & Tribunals Service |
| HMRC | Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (Tax) |
| IPO | Intellectual Property Office |
| KSB | Keeping Scotland Beautiful |
| LPARC | Local Partnership Against Rural Crime |
| MAS | Money Advice Service |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| MPARC | Midlothian Partnership Against Rural Crime |
| NCA | National Crime Agency |
| NCC | National Consumer Council |
| NCSC | National Cyber Security Centre |
| NFIB | National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (hosted by CoLP) |
| NPCC | National Police Chiefs Council |
| NSPCC | National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children |
| NSPLG | National Suicide Prevention Leadership Group |
| NWC | Neighbourhood Watch Coordinator |
| NWS | Neighbourhood Watch Scotland |
| OFIG | Organised Fraud & Intelligence Group |
| ONS | Office of National Statistics |
| OPSS | Office for Product Safety and Standards |
| OSCR | Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator |
| PCT | Priority Crime Team |
| PIPCU | Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (part of City of London Police) |
| PKCW | Perth & Kinross Community Watch |
| PS | Police Scotland |
| PSYV | Police Scotland Young Volunteers |
| RCS | Rural Crime Strategy |
| RoSPA | Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents |
| RPAS | Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (drone) |
| RSSPCC | Royal Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (now Children 1st) |
| SAMH | Scottish Association for Mental Health |
| SARN | Scottish Alcohol Research Network |
| SAUG | Scottish Alert Users Group |
| SBRC | Scottish Business Resilience Centre |
| SCIO | Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation |
| SCSN | Scottish Community Safety Network |
| SCSS | Safer Communities Safer Scotland (Booklet) |
| SCVO | Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations |
| SEO | Search Engine Optimisation |
| SEPA | Scottish Environment Protection Agency |
| SFRS | Scottish Fire & Rescue Services |
| SG | Scottish Government |
| SGN | Scottish Gas Networks |
| SGoRDS | Scottish Government Resilience Development Service |
| SHAAP | Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems |
| SIMLU | Scottish Illegal Money Lending Unit |
| SIPR | Scottish Institute for Policing Research |
| SOCG | Serious Organised Crime Groups |
| SPAP | Suicide Prevention Action Plan |
| SPARC | Scottish Partnership Against Rural Crime |
| SSPCA | Scottish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals |
| SVE | Stirlingshire Voluntary Enterprise |
| SWF | Scottish Welfare Fund |
| TayPARC | Tayside Partnership Against Rural Crime |
| TSI | Third Sector Interface |
| TSS | Trading Standards Scotland |
| TW | Taxi Watch (also Travel Watch) |
| UAV | Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (drone) |
| VHS | Voluntary Health Scotland |
| VSRP | Voluntary Sector Resilience Partnership |
| VSS | Victim Support Scotland |
| WIEPCG | Western Isles Emergency Planning and Coordination Group |
| SRA | Scottish Rural Action |
| SIF | Scottish Islands Federation |
| SSE | South of Scotland Enterprise |
| DAPO | Domestic Abuse Protection Order |
| PHS | Public Health Scotland |
| SCTS | Scottish Courts & Tribunal Service |
| CJS | Criminal Justice System or Services (council run) |
| SHCG | Scottish Heritage Crime Group (part of PS) |
| SIN | Stop It Now! Scotland, child protection charity |
| DONM | Date of Next Meeting |
| SGSSG | Scottish Government Scams Strategy Group |
| TFN | Third Force News (news from SCVO for charities & voluntary organsiations) |
| CIP | ???? |
| NASUG | Neighbourhood Alert Scotland Users Group |
| FVFHG | Forth Valley Financial Harm Group |
| TEC | ???? |
| STEP | landlord/owner of NWS office? |
| PSR | Priority Services Register in Scotland |
| CiSP | The Cyber Security Information Sharing Partnership – joint industry/government initiative |
| CPRD | Convention on the Protection of Persons with Disabilities (United Nations – Scots Law??) |
| ASB | Anti-Social Behaviour |
| UNCRC | United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Scot Parliament March 2021) |
| CYCJ | Children & Young Peoples Centre for Justice |
| HSS | Home Safety Scotland |
| FLEX | Focus on Labour Exploitation |
