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Glossary of abbreviations

ACPC  Area Child Protection Committee

ACPO  Area Child Protection Officer

ACPO  Association of Chief Police Officers

BAAF  British Association of Adoption and Fostering

CCETSW  Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work

CHE  Community Home with Education on the premises

CIPFA  Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy

COMT  Chief Officers Management Team

CPS  Crown Prosecution Service

CQSW  Certificate of Qualification in Social Work

CRCC  Certificate in the Residential Care of Children

CRCCYP  Certificate in the Residential Care of Children and Young People

CRPC  Children's Regional Planning Committee for Wales

CSE  Certificate in Secondary Education

CSS  Certificate in Social Services

CTSW  Council for Training in Social Work

DES  Department of Education and Science

DHSS  Department of Health and Social Security

EBD  Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties

ESN(s)  Educationally Sub-normal (severe)

GALRO  Guardian ad Litem Reporting Officer

GCE  General Certificate of Education

GRE  Grant Related Expenditure

HAS  Hospital (Health) Advisory Service

HMCI (Wales)  Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools (Wales)

HMI  Her Majesty's Inspector of Schools

HOLMES  Home Office Large Major Enquiry System

ISCSC  In-Service Course in Social Care

LEA  Local Education Authority

LSE  London School of Economics

MMI  Municipal Mutual Insurance Ltd

NAI  Non Accidental Injury

NALGO  National Association of Local Government Officers

NoV  Note of Visit

OHMCI(Wales)  Office of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools (Wales)

PCA  Police Complaints Authority

PCSC  Preliminary Certificate in Social Care

PILO  Placement Information and Liaison Officer

PPIAS  Parent to Parent Information on Adoption Service

RAMC  Royal Army Medical Corps

RCCO  Residential Child Care Officer

RDCO  Residential and Day Care Officer

SEN  Special Educational Needs

SI  Staff Inspector (part of HMI)

SLR  Salmon letter recipient

SRCCO  Senior Residential Child Care Officer

SSA  Standard Spending Assessment

SSD  Social Services Department

SSFA  Soldiers and Sailors Family Association

SSIW  Social Services Inspectorate for Wales

SWSO  Social Work Service Officers

TSP  Training Support Programme

TSS  Total Standard Spending

WJEC  Welsh Joint Education Committee

WOED  Welsh Office Education Department

YHA  Youth Hostel Association

ZM  Zurich Municipal

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