Equality outcomes and mainstreaming report 2019

12. List of Abbreviations and Acronyms

(part of Annex E)

AiB / AIB: Accountancy in Bankruptcy

ALS: The Scottish Government Advanced Learning and Science Directorate

APS: Annual Population Survey

ASN: Additional Support Needs

BEMIS: Empowering Scotland's Ethnic and Cultural Minority Communities

BISSR: Behaviour in Scottish Schools Research

BME: Black, Minority, Ethnic

BSG: Best Start Grant

BSL: British Sign Language

CalMac: Caledonian MacBrayne ferries

CE: Chief Executive

CEMVO: Council of Minority ethnic Voluntary Sector Organisations

CEO: Chief Executive Officer

CfE: Curriculum for Excellence

COSLA: Convention of Scottish Local Authorities

CRER: Coalition of Racial Equality and Rights

DEG: Disability Employment Gap

DG: Directors General

DG CEA: Constitution and External Affairs

DG ECON: Economy

DG ECJ: Education, Communities and Justice

DG HSC: Health and Social Care

DG ODO: Organisational Development and Operations

DG SE: Scottish Exchequer

DPOs: Disabled People's Organisations

DS / Disc Scot: Disclosure Scotland

DWP: Department for Work and Pensions

DYW: Developing the Young Workforce

EAP: Equality Action Plan

EASNIE: European Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education

EBS: Equality Budget Statement

Edu Scot: Education Scotland

EEA: European Economic Area

EHRC: Equality and Human Rights Commission

ELC: Early Learning and Childcare

EQIA: Equality Impact Assessment

ESOL: English for Speakers of Other Languages

EU: European Union

FDA: The Association of First Division Civil Servants

FGM: Female Genital Mutilation

FM: First Minister

FSS: Food Standards Scotland

GDP: Graduate Development Programme

GLSS: Government Legal Service for Scotland

GTCS: General Teaching Council for Scotland

HITRANS: Highlands and Islands Transport Partnership in Scotland

HGIOS?4: How Good Is Our School? (Fourth Edition)

HMRC: Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs

HR: Human Resources

Hub: National Improvement Hub

ICT: Information and Communication Technologies

IFT: Inclusion and Fair Treatment

IGB: Improving Gender Balance

IHRA: International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance

IoD: Institute of Directors

ISD: The Information Services Division

ITE: Initial Teacher Education

L&D: Learning and Development

LCiL: Lothian Centre for Inclusive Living

LEAD: Linking Education and Disability

LGBO: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Other

LGBTI: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex

MA: Modern Apprenticeships

MCR: Motivation, Commitment & Resilience

MECOPP: Minority ethnic Carers of People Project

MVP: Mentors in Violence Prevention

NACWG: National Advisory Council on Women and Girls

NHS: National Health Service

NIF: National Improvement Framework

NPF: National Performance Framework

NRM: National Referral Mechanism

NRPF: No Recourse to Public Funds

NRS: National Records of Scotland

NSPLG: National Suicide Prevention Leadership Group

NTS: National Transport Strategy

ODC: Organisational Development and Change

ONS: Office of National Statistics

OPSAF: Older People's Strategic Action Forum

OSCR: Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator

PFG: Programme For Government

PSE: Personal and Social Education

PSED: Public Sector Equality Duty

PVG: Protecting Vulnerable Groups

QIs: Quality Indicators

RAiSE: Raising Aspirations in Science Education

REAP: Race Equality Action Plan

REN: Race Equality Network

Rev Scot: Revenue Scotland

SAAS: Student Awards Agency for Scotland

SAC: Scottish Attainment Challenge

SAGRABIS: Scottish Advisory Group on Relationships and Behaviour in Schools

SAMH: Scottish Association for Mental Health

SCQF: Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework

SCS: Senior Civil Service

SDS: Skills Development Scotland

SERI: Scotland's Employer Recruitment Incentive

SG: Scottish Government

SGM: Scottish Government Main bargaining unit

SHR: Scottish Housing Regulator

SPPA: Scottish Public Pensions Agency

SPS: Scottish Prison Service

SSELC: Scottish Study of Early Learning and Childcare

SSS: Social Security Scotland

STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

STUC: Scottish Trades Union Congress

Trans Scot: Transport Scotland

TRS: Temporary Responsibility Supplement

UK: United Kingdom

YOYP: Year of Young People