ACMD | Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
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BGS | British Geological Survey
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BIS | Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
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BMA | British Medical Association
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BNSC | British National Space Centre
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BSE | Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
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CAA | Civil Aviation Authority
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CBRN | chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear
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CCC | Civil Contingencies Committee
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CCS | Civil Contingencies Secretariat
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CESG | Communications Electronics Security Group
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CME | coronal mass ejection
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CMO | Chief Medical Officer
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CO | Cabinet Office |
COBR | Cabinet Office Briefing Room
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COMAH | Control of Major Accident Hazards
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Conops | Concept of Operations
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CoPSAC | Code of Practice for Scientific Advisory Committees
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CPNI | Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure
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CRR | Community Risk Register
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CSA | Chief Scientific Adviser
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CSOC | Cyber Security Operations Centre
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CTC | Counter-Terrorist Check
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DA | Devolved Administration
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DDoS | distributed denial of service
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DEFRA | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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DH | Department of Health |
DoS | denial of service |
DSTL | Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
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DV | Developed Vetting |
ECDC | European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention
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ESA | European Space Agency
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GCHQ | Government Communications Headquarters
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GCSA | Government Chief Scientific Adviser
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GCSEA | Government Chief Scientific and Engineering Adviser
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GCSS | Government Chief Social Scientist
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GO Science | Government Office for Science
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HPA | Health Protection Agency
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HSC | Horizon Scanning Centre
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ICAO | International Civil Aviation Authority
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IED | improvised explosive device
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JCVI | Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation
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LGA | Local Government Association
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LGD | Lead Government Department
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MOD | Ministry of Defence |
MRC | Medical Research Council
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NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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NDPB | Non-Departmental Public Body
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NERC | Natural Environment Research Council
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NHS | National Health Service
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NIMR | National Institute for Medical Research
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NRA | National Risk Assessment
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NRR | National Risk Register
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OCS | Office of Cyber Security
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OCSIA | Office of Cyber Security and Information Assurance
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OGCIO | Office of the Government Chief Information Officer
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PHS | Public Health Service
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RAS | Royal Astronomical Society
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RCUK | Research Councils UK
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RRR | Regional Risk Register
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SAC | Scientific Advisory Committee
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SAG | Scientific Advisory Group on Pandemic Influenza
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SAGE | Scientific Advisory Group in Emergencies
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SAPER | Scientific Advisory Panel on Emergency Response
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SC | Security Check |
SEP | solar energetic particle
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SITREP | Cabinet Office Situation Report
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SMC | Science Media Centre |
SPI | Scientific Pandemic Influenza Advisory Committee
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SSA | Space Situational Awareness
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UKSA | UK Space Agency |
WHO | World Health Organisation
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