| 1959 Act | Street Offences Act 1959 |
| 1968 Act | Criminal Appeal Act 1968 |
| 1974 Act | Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 |
| 1978 Act | Protection of Children Act 1978 |
| 1983 Act | Nuclear Material (Offences) Act 1983 |
| 1988 Act | Criminal Justice Act 1988 |
| 1997 Act | Police Act 1997 |
| 1998 Act | Crime and Disorder Act 1998 |
| 1999 Act | Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 |
| 2000 Act | Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 |
| 2002 Act | Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 |
| 2003 Act | Criminal Justice Act 2003 |
| ASBOs | Anti-Social Behaviour Orders including orders made under section 1B or 1C of the 1998 Act |
| CPPNM | Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material |
| CPS | Crown Prosecution Service |
| CRB | Criminal Records Bureau |
| DPP | Director of Public Prosecutions |
| DSI matter | Death or serious injury matter |
| DWP | Department of Work and Pensions |
| ECHR | European Convention on Human Rights |
| ERS | Early removal scheme |
| HDC | Home detention curfew |
| HMCS | Her Majesty's Court Service |
| HMIC | Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary |
| HMRC | Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs |
| IPCC | Independent Police Complaints Commission |
| ISO | Individual support order |
| ISS | Intensive Supervision and Surveillance |
| ISSP | Intensive Supervision and Surveillance Programme |
| LSC | Legal Services Commission |
| NOMS | National Offender Management Service |
| PACE | Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 |
| PAT | Police appeals tribunal |
| PPO | Prisons and Probation Ombudsman |
| SSO | Suspended Sentence Order |
| VOO | Violent offender order |
| YOT | Youth offending team |
| YRO | Youth rehabilitation order |
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