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- - 10SC - 10 South Colonnade - Government building in Canary Wharf - Civil Service Wide - Multiple - 100PS 100 Parliament Street @@ -120,6 +113,20 @@

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Civil Service Wide Office + + 10DS + 10 Downing Street - Data Science + A dedicated Data Science team in 10 Downing Street + No 10 + 10DS + + + 10SC + 10 South Colonnade + Government building in Canary Wharf + Civil Service Wide + Multiple + 1HGR 1 Horse Guards Road @@ -144,7 +151,14 @@

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2MS 2 Marsham Street - Goverment Offices, home to Defra, MHCLG and Home Office + Goverment Offices, Home to Defra, MHCLG and Home Office + Civil Service Wide + + + + 2SPS + 2 St. Peter's Square + Government office in Manchester housing several departments. Civil Service Wide @@ -155,6 +169,13 @@

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DHSC Department Wide + + 3GW + 3 Glass Wharf + Government office in Bristol housing several departments. Building operated by HMRC. + Civil Service Wide + + 5 out of 5 5 data checks @@ -162,6 +183,13 @@

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Civil Service Wide + + 5is + USA, UK, Canada, Australia, New zealand + 5 Anglo SAXON COUNTRIES THAT cooperate closely on security and othermatters + FCO + + 70WH 70 Whitehall @@ -281,6 +309,13 @@

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DfE + + ABCD + Asset Based Community Development + A mechanism for community development through a focus on recognising and mobilising under-valued community assets. + + + ABE Adult Basic Education @@ -498,13 +533,6 @@

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DfE - - ABCD - Asset Based Community Development - A mechanism for community development through a focus on recognising and mobilising under-valued community assets. - - - ACSES Annual Civil Service Employment Survey @@ -673,6 +701,13 @@

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MoJ + + ADR + Alternative dispute resolution + Method to solve a dispute with the help of a third party. + HMCTS + + ADR UK Administrative Data Research UK @@ -813,6 +848,13 @@

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DfE + + AFPC + Apply for Pension Credit + + + + AFRD (departmental organisational unit) Accountability and Flexible Resource Division @@ -876,6 +918,13 @@

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DfE + + AHOD + All Hands On Deck + Urgent action required by all team/organisation members regardless of role/grade + + + AHP Affordable Homes Programme @@ -897,6 +946,13 @@

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DfE + + AHRO + + + + + AHT Adopted Housing Target @@ -939,13 +995,6 @@

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MoJ - - AHRO - - - - - AL Annual Leave @@ -1149,13 +1198,6 @@

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DfE - - AHOD - All Hands On Deck - Urgent action required by all team/organisation members regardless of role/grade - - - AMI Amazon Machine Image @@ -1201,7 +1243,7 @@

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AO Administrative Officer - + Grade with in the UK Civil Service Civil Service Wide @@ -1221,8 +1263,8 @@

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- AO - Administrative Officer + + @@ -1389,25 +1431,25 @@

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- APHA - Animal and Plant Health Agency + + + + - Defra - Major Projects & Digital Delivery API Application Programming Interface - Civil Service Wide + Not Limited to CS Digital - API - Application Programming Interface + + + + - Defra - Major Projects & Digital Delivery APL @@ -1508,10 +1550,10 @@

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- ARAC - Audit and Risk Assurance Committee + + + - DLUHC @@ -2061,11 +2103,11 @@

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- BAU - Business as Usual + + + + - Defra - Major Projects & Digital Delivery BB @@ -2145,17 +2187,17 @@

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- BCMS - British Cattle Movement Service - We maintain an online database of all bovine animals in Great Britain called the Cattle Tracing System (CTS). + BCE + Business Continuity Event + Civil Service Wide - BCE - Business Continuity Event + BCMS + British Cattle Movement Service + We maintain an online database of all bovine animals in Great Britain called the Cattle Tracing System (CTS). - Civil Service Wide @@ -2453,11 +2495,11 @@

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- BIA - Business Impact Assessment + + + + - NHSx - Org Wide BIA @@ -2964,10 +3006,17 @@

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- BTR - Build to Rent + - DLUHC + + + + + + BU/SBU + (Strategic) Business Unit + Generic term for a department, directorate, team, or other subdivision of a larger organisation. + Not Limited to CS @@ -3306,6 +3355,13 @@

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DfE + + CAP + Common Access Pass + Photo pass identifying you as a Civil Service employee and granting unescorted access to certain government buildings. + Civil Service Wide + + CAPE Child Abuse and Protection in Education @@ -3328,8 +3384,8 @@

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- CAPS - Customer Accounting and Payment Strategy + + @@ -3537,6 +3593,13 @@

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+ + CC + County Court + A court dealing with civil (not criminal) matters. + + + CC (capital) Capital Challenger @@ -3572,6 +3635,13 @@

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DfE + + CCA + Consumer Credit Act + Legislation that protects consumers by setting out how creditors should lend and collect money. + HMCTS + + CCB Community Charge Benefit @@ -3663,6 +3733,20 @@

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+ + CCHC + County court hearing centre + A venue for court hearings to be held. + HMCTS + + + + CCIAF + Commercial Continuous Improvement Assessment Framework + The Commercial Continuous Improvement Assessment Framework is designed to help drive continuous improvement in commercial practices across the public sector. + Civil Service Wide + Standards and Continuous Improvement + CCIO Chief Clinical Information Officer @@ -3670,6 +3754,13 @@

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NHSx Org Wide + + CCJ + County court judgment + A formal court judgment that a party owes money to the other party. + HMCTS + + CCLF Crown Court Litigator Fee @@ -3799,6 +3890,13 @@

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Cabinet Office + + CCSP + Common Civil Service Pass + Photo pass identifying you as a Civil Service employee. + Civil Service Wide + + CCSU Council of Civil Service Unions @@ -3926,11 +4024,11 @@

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- CDEL - Capital Departmental expenditure limits + + + + - Defra - Major Projects & Digital Delivery CDF @@ -4450,6 +4548,13 @@

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DfE + + CHED + + + + + CHEG CHECK HOW TO EXPORT GOODS @@ -4709,6 +4814,13 @@

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MoJ + + CJB + Criminal Justice Bill + + MoJ + + CJG Criminal Justice Group @@ -4786,6 +4898,13 @@

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MoJ + + + + + + + CLA (children) Children Looked After @@ -4849,6 +4968,13 @@

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+ + CLP + + + + + CLPE Centre for Literacy in Primary Education @@ -4933,6 +5059,13 @@

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DfE + + CME + Continuous Market Engagement + No funding rounds, proejcts come to market when ready + DLUHC + + CMEC Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission @@ -5354,11 +5487,18 @@

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- CPA (accounts) - Committee of Public Accounts - Source: The Knowledge accessed 2019-05-30 - DfE - + CPA + Crown Proceedings Act + Legislation that allows proceedings to be brought against the Crown, in the same manner as any other party. + HMCTS + + + + CPA (accounts) + Committee of Public Accounts + Source: The Knowledge accessed 2019-05-30 + DfE + CPA (performance) @@ -5536,6 +5676,13 @@

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MoJ + + CPR + Civil procedure rules + Directions for how civil cases should be processed and handled. + HMCTS + + CPR (registers) Child protection registers @@ -6292,13 +6439,6 @@

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DfE - - CST (minister) - Chief Secretary to the Treasury - - DLUHC - - CST Customer Service Target @@ -6348,6 +6488,13 @@

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DfE + + CST (minister) + Chief Secretary to the Treasury + + DLUHC + + CST (science) Council for Science and Technology @@ -6362,6 +6509,13 @@

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DfE + + CSTRs + Community Sentence Treatment Requirements + Community Sentence Treatment Requirements is an umbrella term that brings together the three different requirements, created in the Criminal Justice Act 2003, that courts can use to place an offender, aged 18 and over and on a community sentence, into treatment. The three types of CSTR are: Mental Health Treatment Requirements (MHTR), Drug Rehabilitation Requirements (DRR) and Alcohol Treatment Requirements (ATR). + MoJ + + CSU Commissioning Support Unit @@ -6411,13 +6565,6 @@

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Local Government (councils) - - CTC (tax credit) - Child Tax Credit - - HMRC - - CTC Countdown To Change @@ -6446,6 +6593,13 @@

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DfE + + CTC (tax credit) + Child Tax Credit + + HMRC + + CTDS County Training and Development Services @@ -6475,17 +6629,17 @@

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UK Vaccines Taskforce - CTO (order) - Compulsory Treatment Order - + CTO (job role) + Chief Technology Officer + Civil Service Wide - CTO (job role) - Chief Technology Officer + CTO (order) + Compulsory Treatment Order + - Civil Service Wide @@ -6901,6 +7055,13 @@

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Civil Service Wide + + DBT + Department for Business and Trade + + DBT + + DC Data Challenge @@ -6992,13 +7153,6 @@

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Civil Service Wide - - DCMS (data) - Data Collections Management System - - DfE - - DCMS (2017-2023 department) Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport @@ -7006,6 +7160,13 @@

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Civil Service Wide + + DCMS (data) + Data Collections Management System + + DfE + + DCMU Digital Case Management Unit (England and Wales) @@ -7069,6 +7230,13 @@

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DfE + + DCSA + Departmental Chief Scientific Advisor + Sometimes used to distinguish the CSA in a department from the Government CSA. + Civil Service Wide + + DCSF Department for Children Schools and Families @@ -7153,6 +7321,13 @@

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DfE + + DDAn + Departmental Director of Analysis + (Pronounced "dee dan".) A Director with responsibility for the Analysis Function within the department + Civil Service Wide + + DDaT Digital, Data and Technology @@ -7363,6 +7538,13 @@

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DfE + + DEP + Digital Education Platform + The platform for prisoner education within prisons. Formerly PES (Prison Education Service) + MoJ + DEP + DERM District External Relations Manager @@ -7377,6 +7559,13 @@

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DfE + + DESNZ + Department for Energy Security and Net Zero + New department + DESNZ + + DETR Department of the Environment Transport and the Regions @@ -7573,6 +7762,13 @@

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DHSC + + DI + Digital Identity + A directorate within the Government Digital Service. + Cabinet Office + + DIA Diversity Impact Assessment @@ -8168,6 +8364,20 @@

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Civil Service Wide + + DQ + Directions Questionnaire + Collects and assesses information relevant to a claim. + HMCTS + + + + DQ + + + HMCTS + + DQT Database of qualified teachers in England @@ -8210,6 +8420,13 @@

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EHRC + + DRH + Dispute resolution hearing + A second hearing within private proceedings, intended to consider any additional evidence or reports. + HMCTS + + DRIU (departmental organisational unit) Departmental Regulatory Impact Unit @@ -8371,6 +8588,13 @@

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DfE + + DSIT + Department for Science, Innovation and Technology + New department from 2023 + DSIT + + DSM Dispute Settlement Mechanism @@ -8420,6 +8644,13 @@

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MoJ + + DSP + Digital Service Platforms + A unit within Platforms & Services, a directorate within the Government Digital Service. + Cabinet Office + + DSR Departmental Spending Review @@ -10376,6 +10607,13 @@

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Cabinet Office Delivery Group + + ETF + Evaluation Task Force + + Cabinet Office + Delivery Group + ETF (environmental) Environmental Task Force @@ -10474,6 +10712,13 @@

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DLUHC + + EVAST + Environmental value scenario tool + Defra funded consortium in collaboration with UKCEH and modelling partners + Defra + + EVL Electronic Vehicle License @@ -10670,13 +10915,6 @@

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DfE - - FAnGR - Farm Animal Genetic Resources Committee - - - - FA Finance Act @@ -10740,6 +10978,13 @@

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+ + FAnGR + Farm Animal Genetic Resources Committee + + + + FAO (families) Family Assistance Order @@ -11769,6 +12014,13 @@

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DfE + + FT + Fast track + The route followed by a claim with a value of between £10,000 and £25,000. + HMCTS + + FT Financial Transactions @@ -12601,11 +12853,11 @@

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- GOTT - Government Office for Technology Transfer - The new 'unit' responsible for the identification and exploitation of HMG Knowledge Assets, as envisioned in the Mackintosh report. - DSIT + GO Science + Government Office for Science + BEIS + UK Vaccines Taskforce GOGGS @@ -12614,13 +12866,6 @@

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Civil Service Wide Office - - GO Science - Government Office for Science - - BEIS - UK Vaccines Taskforce - GORS Government Operational Research Service @@ -12628,6 +12873,13 @@

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DfE + + GOTT + Government Office for Technology Transfer + The new 'unit' responsible for the identification and exploitation of HMG Knowledge Assets, as envisioned in the Mackintosh report. + DSIT + + GP General Practitioner @@ -12929,6 +13181,13 @@

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MoJ + + GYSP + Get Your State Pension + + + + H&S Health and safety @@ -14050,6 +14309,13 @@

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DfE + + IABS + + + + + IAC Immigration and Asylum Chamber @@ -14106,13 +14372,6 @@

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DfE - - IABS - - - - - IAMS Information Asset Management System @@ -15519,6 +15778,13 @@

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MoJ + + JCDU + Joint Combating Drugs Unit + A new cross-government unit set up to help end illegal drug-related illness and deaths. + Civil Service Wide + + JCP Job Centre Plus @@ -15596,13 +15862,6 @@

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DWP - - JIO - Joint Intelligence Organisation - - - - JIG Job Interview Guarantee @@ -15610,6 +15869,13 @@

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DfE + + JIO + Joint Intelligence Organisation + + + + JIP Joint Investment Programme @@ -16793,6 +17059,13 @@

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+ + LODs + Law Officers' Departments + The Attorney General and Solicitor General (the Law Officers) have overall responsibility for the work of: Crown Prosecution Service (CPS); HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI); Government Legal Department (GLD); Serious Fraud Office (SFO). Together with the Attorney General’s Office (AGO), these departments are known as the Law Officers’ Departments (LODs). + LODs + + LOT Longer Occupational Training @@ -17318,6 +17591,13 @@

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DfE + + MCO + Minister for the Cabinet Office + A ministerial role within the Cabinet Office. https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/minister-for-the-cabinet-office + Cabinet Office + + MCOL Money Claim Online @@ -18795,13 +19075,6 @@

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DfE - - NSRA - National Security Risk Assessment - - Cabinet Office - - ND nDelius @@ -18928,6 +19201,13 @@

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DfE + + NDTMS + National Drug Treatment Monitoring System + The National Drug and Alcohol Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS) collects person level, patient identifiable data from drug and alcohol treatment providers at a national level. + DHSC + + NDU National Disclosure Unit @@ -19615,6 +19895,13 @@

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DfE + + NLP + Natural Language Processing + Natural language processing (NLP) is an interdisciplinary subfield of computer science and linguistics. + Not Limited to CS + DDaT + NLS National Literacy Strategy @@ -20196,6 +20483,13 @@

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DfE + + NSRA + National Security Risk Assessment + + Cabinet Office + + NSRB NATIONAL SURVEY OF REGISTERED BUSINESSES @@ -20602,6 +20896,13 @@

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DfE + + OBT + One Big Thing + One Big Thing is a learning and development opportunity for all civil servants. This year the aim is to improve your data skills and confidence. + Civil Service Wide + Modernisation and Reform + OCA Ofsted Complaints Adjudicator @@ -21373,6 +21674,13 @@

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MoJ + + OSSS + Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland + + Cabinet Office + + OST Office of Science and Technology @@ -21471,6 +21779,13 @@

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DfE + + P&S + Platforms & Services + A directorate within the Government Digital Service. + Cabinet Office + + P2P Purchase to Pay @@ -21534,6 +21849,13 @@

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Civil Service Wide DDaT + + PaaS + Platform as a Service + Name of a now-defunct cloud hosting provider managed by the Government Digital Service. + Civil Service Wide + DDaT + PAC Public Accounts Committee @@ -22157,6 +22479,13 @@

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Civil Service Wide + + PEP + Pre-Election Period + Refers to the pre-election period where civil service work is affected before an election. Sometimes known as purdah. + Civil Service Wide + + PER Person Escort Record @@ -22185,6 +22514,13 @@

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DfE + + PES + Prison Education Service + Now refered to as DEP (Digital Education Platform) + MoJ + PES + PESA Public Expenditure Statistical Analysis @@ -23046,6 +23382,13 @@

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CPS + + PPI + Payment Protection Insurance + Protects you on loan or debt repayments in event of not being able to pay them due to illness, unemployment. + HMCTS + + PPIAS Parent to Parent Information on Adoption Service @@ -23151,13 +23494,6 @@

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MoJ - - PQ - Parliamemtary Question - Usually in reference to a written Parliamentary question tabled in Parliament - UK Parliament - - PQ Parliamentary Question @@ -23165,27 +23501,6 @@

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DLUHC - - PQ - Parliamentary questions - - DfE - - - - PQ - Parliamentary Question - - Civil Service Wide - Private Office - - - PQ - Parliamentary Question - - MoJ - - PQCM Parliamentary Question and Correspondence Manager @@ -23340,13 +23655,6 @@

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DLUHC - - PS - Private secretary - - DfE - - PS Permanent Secretary @@ -23886,13 +24194,6 @@

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DfE - - QDS - Quarterly Data Summary - Source: The Knowledge accessed 2019-03-04 - DfE - - QDS Quarterly Data Summary @@ -23907,6 +24208,13 @@

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MoJ + + QEH + Queen Elizabeth House + Government office in Edinburgh housing several departments, including the Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland. + Civil Service Wide + + QIA Quality Improvement Agency @@ -24005,13 +24313,6 @@

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BEIS UK Vaccines Taskforce - - R&D - Research & Development - - MoJ - - R&E Research and Engagement @@ -24026,13 +24327,6 @@

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Not Limited to CS - - R&R - Reward & Recognition - - MoJ - - R2R Response to Redundancy @@ -24082,13 +24376,6 @@

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- - RACI - Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed - "Accountable" is sometimes "Approved" - MoJ - - RAD Risk Assurance Division @@ -24131,13 +24418,6 @@

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Civil Service Wide Project Delivery - - RAID - Risks, Issues, Assumptions and Dependencies - - MoJ - - RAISE Records of Achievement in Secondary Education @@ -24155,13 +24435,6 @@

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DLUHC - - RAME - Resource Annually Managed Expenditure - - Civil Service Wide - - RANSC Records of Achievement National Steering Committee @@ -24324,25 +24597,25 @@

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- RDEL - Revenue Departmental Expenditure Limit - Source: The Knowledge accessed 2019-04-12 - DfE + + + + - RDEL - Resource Departmental Expenditure Limit + + + - Civil Service Wide - RDEL - Recourse Departmental expenditure limits + + + + - Defra - Major Projects & Digital Delivery RDR @@ -24527,10 +24800,10 @@

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- RIPA - Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act + + + - MoJ @@ -24674,10 +24947,10 @@

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- ROM - Rough Order of Magnitude + + + - DfE @@ -24772,10 +25045,10 @@

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- RPA - Robotic Process Automation + + + - MoJ @@ -25344,17 +25617,17 @@

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- SC - Security Clearance + + + - Civil Service Wide SC Security Check Level of Security Clearance - MoJ + Civil Service Wide @@ -25547,24 +25820,24 @@

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- SCS - Senior civil service + + + - DfE - SCS - Senior civil service + + + - Civil Service Wide SCS Senior Civil Servant Someone with a senior post in the Civil Service, for example a Director. - MoJ + Civil Service Wide @@ -25581,6 +25854,13 @@

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DfE + + SCT + Small claims track + The route followed by a case for lower-value claims, with a value of less than £10,000. + HMCTS + + SCU Separation & Care Unit @@ -25693,6 +25973,13 @@

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+ + SDO + Standard Directions Order + + HMCTS + + SDOL Smart Data Online @@ -25948,7 +26235,7 @@

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SEO Senior Executive Officer - + Grade within the Civil Service Civil Service Wide @@ -26304,8 +26591,8 @@

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SI - Statutory Instrument - + Statutory Instruments + The most common form of secondary legislation. SIs usually follow affirmative or negative procedure, or have no procedure at all, this and their scope, is fixed by the Act of Parliament under which they are made. Civil Service Wide Legislation @@ -26541,10 +26828,10 @@

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Commercial - SLA - Service Level Agreement + + + - MoJ @@ -26583,10 +26870,10 @@

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- SLC - Student Loans Company + + + - MoJ @@ -26940,17 +27227,17 @@

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- SOC - Strategic Outline Case + + + + - NHSx - Org Wide SOC Strategic Outline Case In reference to the The Five Case Model: the Strategic Outline Case (SOC) – which makes the case for change and refines the long list of options into a shortlist. http://www.qafileshare.com/mcw/PCR/PPM/BBCF/DG_01_PPMBBCF-PCR_FiveCaseModelOverview.pdf - DLUHC + Civil Service Wide @@ -27066,10 +27353,10 @@

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- SoS - Secretary of State + + + - DLUHC @@ -27080,10 +27367,10 @@

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Private Office - SoS - Secretary of State - Referring to the Justice Secretary, the minister who heads up the department.Not to be confused with the Morse code distress signal, SOS. - MoJ + + + + @@ -27094,10 +27381,10 @@

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- SPAD - Special Advisor + + + - DLUHC @@ -27142,6 +27429,13 @@

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MoJ + + SPJ + Senior Presiding Judge + The Senior Presiding Judge is responsible for deployment and personnel issues for all circuits and acts as a "general point of liaison" for the courts, judiciary and Government + MoJ + + SPO Senior Probation Officer @@ -27304,10 +27598,10 @@

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- SRO - Senior Responsible Owner + + + - DLUHC @@ -28601,10 +28895,10 @@

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- TOM - Target Operating Model + + + - DfE @@ -29098,11 +29392,11 @@

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Digital - UAT - User Acceptance Testing + + + + - Defra - Major Projects & Digital Delivery UC @@ -29251,6 +29545,13 @@

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DfE + + UKCEH + UK Centre For Ecology and Hydrology + + + + UKCES UK Commission for Employment and Skills @@ -29490,11 +29791,11 @@

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- UQ - Urgent question + + + + - Civil Service Wide - Private Office UR @@ -30217,6 +30518,13 @@

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Civil Service Wide + + WR + Write round + + + + WRA Welfare Reform Act @@ -30581,391 +30889,6 @@

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DfE - - DBT - Department for Business and Trade - - DBT - - - - DESNZ - Department for Energy Security and Net Zero - New department - DESNZ - - - - DSIT - Department for Science, Innovation and Technology - New department from 2023 - DSIT - - - - SI - Statutory Instruments - The most common form of secondary legislation. SIs usually follow affirmative or negative procedure, or have no procedure at all, this and their scope, is fixed by the Act of Parliament under which they are made. - DBT - TPIN - - - CCIAF - Commercial Continuous Improvement Assessment Framework - The Commercial Continuous Improvement Assessment Framework is designed to help drive continuous improvement in commercial practices across the public sector. - Civil Service Wide - Standards and Continuous Improvement - - - LODs - Law Officers' Departments - The Attorney General and Solicitor General (the Law Officers) have overall responsibility for the work of: Crown Prosecution Service (CPS); HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI); Government Legal Department (GLD); Serious Fraud Office (SFO). Together with the Attorney General’s Office (AGO), these departments are known as the Law Officers’ Departments (LODs). - LODs - - - - EVAST - Environmental value scenario tool - Defra funded consortium in collaboration with UKCEH and modelling partners - Defra - - - - UKCEH - UK Centre For Ecology and Hydrology - - - - - - CME - Continuous Market Engagement - No funding rounds, proejcts come to market when ready - DLUHC - - - - DDAn - Departmental Director of Analysis - (Pronounced "dee dan".) A Director with responsibility for the Analysis Function within the department - Civil Service Wide - - - - DCSA - Departmental Chief Scientific Advisor - Sometimes used to distinguish the CSA in a department from the Government CSA. - Civil Service Wide - - - - MCO - Minister for the Cabinet Office - A ministerial role within the Cabinet Office. https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/minister-for-the-cabinet-office - Cabinet Office - - - - OBT - One Big Thing - One Big Thing is a learning and development opportunity for all civil servants. This year the aim is to improve your data skills and confidence. - Civil Service Wide - Modernisation and Reform - - - JCDU - Joint Combating Drugs Unit - A new cross-government unit set up to help end illegal drug-related illness and deaths. - Civil Service Wide - - - - NDTMS - National Drug Treatment Monitoring System - The National Drug and Alcohol Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS) collects person level, patient identifiable data from drug and alcohol treatment providers at a national level. - DHSC - - - - GYSP - Get Your State Pension - - - - - - AFPC - Apply for Pension Credit - - - - - - DSP - Digital Service Platforms - A unit within Platforms & Services, a directorate within the Government Digital Service. - Cabinet Office - - - - P&S - Platforms & Services - A directorate within the Government Digital Service. - Cabinet Office - - - - DI - Digital Identity - A directorate within the Government Digital Service. - Cabinet Office - - - - PaaS - Platform as a Service - Name of a now-defunct cloud hosting provider managed by the Government Digital Service. - Civil Service Wide - DDaT - - - 3GW - 3 Glass Wharf - Government office in Bristol housing several departments. Building operated by HMRC. - Civil Service Wide - - - - QEH - Queen Elizabeth House - Government office in Edinburgh housing several departments, including the Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland. - Civil Service Wide - - - - 2SPS - 2 St. Peter's Square - Government office in Manchester housing several departments. - Civil Service Wide - - - - OSSS - Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland - - Cabinet Office - - - - CAP - Common Access Pass - Photo pass identifying you as a Civil Service employee and granting unescorted access to certain government buildings. - Civil Service Wide - - - - CCSP - Common Civil Service Pass - Photo pass identifying you as a Civil Service employee. - Civil Service Wide - - - - BU/SBU - (Strategic) Business Unit - Generic term for a department, directorate, team, or other subdivision of a larger organisation. - Not Limited to CS - - - - 10DS - 10 Downing Street - Data Science - A dedicated Data Science team in 10 Downing Street - No 10 - 10DS - - - NLP - Natural Language Processing - Natural language processing (NLP) is an interdisciplinary subfield of computer science and linguistics. - Not Limited to CS - DDaT - - - ADR - Alternative dispute resolution - Method to solve a dispute with the help of a third party. - HMCTS - - - - DRH - Dispute resolution hearing - A second hearing within private proceedings, intended to consider any additional evidence or reports. - HMCTS - - - - PPI - Payment Protection Insurance - Protects you on loan or debt repayments in event of not being able to pay them due to illness, unemployment. - HMCTS - - - - DQ - Directions Questionnaire - Collects and assesses information relevant to a claim. - HMCTS - - - - SDO - Standard Directions Order - - HMCTS - - - - CCJ - County court judgment - A formal court judgment that a party owes money to the other party. - HMCTS - - - - CCHC - County court hearing centre - A venue for court hearings to be held. - HMCTS - - - - CPR - Civil procedure rules - Directions for how civil cases should be processed and handled. - HMCTS - - - - CCA - Consumer Credit Act - Legislation that protects consumers by setting out how creditors should lend and collect money. - HMCTS - - - - CPA - Crown Proceedings Act - Legislation that allows proceedings to be brought against the Crown, in the same manner as any other party. - HMCTS - - - - SCT - Small claims track - The route followed by a case for lower-value claims, with a value of less than £10,000. - HMCTS - - - - FT - Fast track - The route followed by a claim with a value of between £10,000 and £25,000. - HMCTS - - - - DQ - - - HMCTS - - - - CLA - Civil Legal Advice - A body that provides free and confidential legal advice in England and Wales. - HMCTS - - - - CC - County Court - A court dealing with civil (not criminal) matters. - - - - - SPJ - Senior Presiding Judge - The Senior Presiding Judge is responsible for deployment and personnel issues for all circuits and acts as a "general point of liaison" for the courts, judiciary and Government - MoJ - - - - 5is - USA, UK, Canada, Australia, New zealand - 5 Anglo SAXON COUNTRIES THAT cooperate closely on security and othermatters - FCO - - - - CJB - Criminal Justice Bill - - MoJ - - - - CSTRs - Community Sentence Treatment Requirements - Community Sentence Treatment Requirements is an umbrella term that brings together the three different requirements, created in the Criminal Justice Act 2003, that courts can use to place an offender, aged 18 and over and on a community sentence, into treatment. The three types of CSTR are: Mental Health Treatment Requirements (MHTR), Drug Rehabilitation Requirements (DRR) and Alcohol Treatment Requirements (ATR). - MoJ - - - - WR - Write round - - - - - - CLP - - - - - - - CHED - - - - - - - PEP - Pre-Election Period - Refers to the pre-election period where civil service work is affected before an election. Sometimes known as purdah. - Civil Service Wide - - - - PES - Prison Education Service - Now refered to as DEP (Digital Education Platform) - MoJ - PES - - - DEP - Digital Education Platform - The platform for prisoner education within prisons. Formerly PES (Prison Education Service) - MoJ - DEP -