| ACPO | Association of Chief Police Officers
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| APA | Association of Police Authorities
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| BCU | Basic Command Unit |
| CSO | Community Support Officer (same as PCSO)
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| CRTP | Competence Related Threshold Payment
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| CDRP | Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership
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| FSS | Forensic Science Service
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| HMCIC | Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary
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| HMIC | Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary
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| HMIs | Her Majesty's Inspectors of Constabulary
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| MPA | Metropolitan Police Authority
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| MPS | Metropolitan Police Service
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| NCPE | National Centre for Policing Excellence
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| NCIS | National Criminal Intelligence Service
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| NIM | National Intelligence Model
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| NPP | National Policing Plan
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| OCU | Operational Command Unit
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| PCSO | Police Community Support Officer (same as CSO)
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| PITO | Police Information Technology Organisation
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| PPAF | Police Performance Assessment Framework
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| PPSG | Police Performance Steering Group
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| PSA | Police Superintendents' Association or Public Service Agreement
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| PSU | Police Standards Unit |
| SPP | Special Priority Payment
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