ACPO | Association of Chief Police Officers
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CCRC | Criminal Cases Review Commission
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CCTV | closed circuit television
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CIPFA | Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy
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CJS | criminal justice system
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CPS | Crown Prosecution Service
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CSA | Chief Scientific Adviser
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DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid
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FSNI | Forensic Science Northern Ireland
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FSP | forensic science/service provider
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FSR | Forensic Science Regulator
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FSS | Forensic Science Service
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GMP | Greater Manchester Police
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GO Science | Government Office for Science
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GovCo/GoCo | Government owned, contractor operated
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HMIC | Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary
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IP | intellectual property |
ISO | International Organization for Standardization (international acronym)
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LGC | Formerly the Laboratory of the Government Chemist, now known as LGC
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MOJ | Ministry of Justice |
MPS | Metropolitan Police Service
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NFFA | National Forensic Framework Agreement
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NPIA | National Policing Improvement Agency
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PPP | Public Private Partnership
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PwC | PricewaterhouseCoopers
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R&D | research and development
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RCUK | Research Councils UK
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SOCA | Serious Organised Crime Agency
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TUPE | Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations
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UKAS | UK Accreditation Service
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