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Urban Dictionary

ABTA

Association of British Travel Agents

ACS

Association of Convenience Stores

ANPR

Automatic Number Plate Recognition

APCC

Association of Police and Crime Commissioners

ARC

Alarm Receiving Centre

ASB

Anti-Social Behaviour

BCRP

Business Crime reduction Partnership

BEIS

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

BID

Business Improvement District

BRC

British Retail Consortium

BSIA

British Security Industry Association

CBO

Criminal Behaviour Order

CCSG

Communications Crime Strategy Group

CIFAS

Credit Industry Fraud Avoidance System

COP

College of Policing

CPNI

Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure

CPS

Crown Prosecution Service

CSAS

Community Safety Accreditation Scheme (see RSAS)

CSSC

Cross-Sector Safety and Security Communications

CViT

Cash and Valuables in Transit

DCMS

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

DEFRA

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

DEMS

Digital Evidence Management System

DfT

Department for Transport

FCA

Financial Conduct Authority

FIB

Force Intelligence Bureau

FSB

Federation of Small Businesses

FWD

Federation of Wholesale Distributors

HMRC

His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs

ICO

Information Commissioners Office

IOC

Institute of Couriers

ISA

Information Sharing Agreement

ISB

Impact Statement for Business

LFOR

Lead Force Operations Room

MHCLG

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

MICAF

Mobile Industry Crime Action Forum

MO

Modus Operandi

MOWP

Making Off Without Payment

MSA

Motorway Service Area

NABCP

National Association Business Crime Partnerships

NaCTSO

National Counter Terrorism Security Office

NaVCIS

National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service

NBCS

National Business Crime Solution

NCA

National Crime Agency

NCCAG

National Cycle Crime Action Group

NDOA

National Day of Action (see SaBA)

NFCU

National Food Crime Unit

NFIB

National Fraud Intelligence Bureau

NICRP

National Infrastructure Crime Reduction Partnership

NPCC

National Police Chiefs Council

NPoCC

National Police Coordination Centre

NRCSG

National Retail Crime Steering Group

NSI

National Security Inspectorate

NWCU

National Wildlife Crime Unit

OCG

Organised Crime Group

OIC

Officer in the Case

OPAL

National Intel Unit for Serious Organised Acquisitive Crime

ORC

Organised Retail Crime

PCC

Police and Crime Commissioner

PCPI

Police Crime Prevention Initiative

PNC

Police National Computer

PND

Police National Database

PPO

Prolific and Priority Offender

PSNC

Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee

RAC

Retailers Against Crime

RHA

Road Haulage Association

RJ

Restorative Justice

ROCU

Regional Organised Crime Unit

RSAS

Rail Safety Accreditation Scheme (see CSAS)

SaBA

Safer Business Action Days

SBD

Secured By Design (police approved security products)

SIA

Security Industry Authority

SOAC

Serious Organised Acquisitive Crime

SOC

Security Operations Centre

SPOC

Single Point of Contact

UKRPA

UK Revenue Protection Association

USDAW

Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers

VAWG

Violence Against Women and Girls

VCOP

Victims Code of Practice