Women’s equality in the UK – A health check
Women’s equality in the UK – A health check
Women’s equality in the UK – A health check
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Annex 4: Glossary of acronyms<br />
AA <strong>–</strong> Attendance Allowance<br />
ACPO <strong>–</strong> Association of Chief<br />
Police Officers<br />
A-level <strong>–</strong> Advanced<br />
level post-16 educational<br />
qualification<br />
APPG <strong>–</strong> All Party<br />
Parliamentary Group<br />
ASA <strong>–</strong> Advertis<strong>in</strong>g Standards<br />
Authority<br />
ASHE <strong>–</strong> Annual Survey of<br />
Hours and Earn<strong>in</strong>gs<br />
ATLeP <strong>–</strong> The Anti Traffick<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Legal Project<br />
BAME <strong>–</strong> Black, Asian and<br />
m<strong>in</strong>ority ethnic<br />
BAMER <strong>–</strong> Black, Asian,<br />
m<strong>in</strong>ority ethnic and Refugee<br />
BIS <strong>–</strong> Department for<br />
Bus<strong>in</strong>ess, Innovation and<br />
Skills<br />
BME <strong>–</strong> Black and m<strong>in</strong>ority<br />
ethnic<br />
Cafcass <strong>–</strong> Children and<br />
Family Court Advisory and<br />
Support Service<br />
CAHVIO <strong>–</strong> Council of<br />
Europe’s Convention on<br />
Prevent<strong>in</strong>g and Combat<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Violence Aga<strong>in</strong>st Women<br />
and Domestic Violence<br />
CAT <strong>–</strong> Convention Aga<strong>in</strong>st<br />
Torture and O<strong>the</strong>r Cruel,<br />
Inhuman or Degrad<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Treatment or Punishment<br />
CCGs <strong>–</strong> Cl<strong>in</strong>ical<br />
Commission<strong>in</strong>g Groups<br />
CEDAW <strong>–</strong> Convention on<br />
<strong>the</strong> Elim<strong>in</strong>ation of all forms<br />
of Discrim<strong>in</strong>ation Aga<strong>in</strong>st<br />
Women<br />
CERD <strong>–</strong> Convention on<br />
<strong>the</strong> Elim<strong>in</strong>ation of Racial<br />
Discrim<strong>in</strong>ation<br />
CIC <strong>–</strong> Crim<strong>in</strong>al Injuries<br />
Compensation<br />
CJS <strong>–</strong> Crim<strong>in</strong>al justice<br />
system<br />
CMEC <strong>–</strong> Child Ma<strong>in</strong>tenance<br />
and Enforcement<br />
Commission<br />
CoE Convention <strong>–</strong> Council<br />
of Europe Convention on<br />
Action Aga<strong>in</strong>st Traffick<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong><br />
Human Be<strong>in</strong>gs<br />
CPI <strong>–</strong> Consumer Price Index<br />
CPS <strong>–</strong> Crown Prosecution<br />
Service<br />
CRC <strong>–</strong> Convention on <strong>the</strong><br />
Rights of <strong>the</strong> Child<br />
CRPD <strong>–</strong> Convention on<br />
<strong>the</strong> Rights of Persons with<br />
Disabilities<br />
CSA <strong>–</strong> Child Support Agency<br />
CSA <strong>–</strong> Childhood sexual<br />
abuse<br />
CSW <strong>–</strong> Commission on <strong>the</strong><br />
Status of Women<br />
CTC <strong>–</strong> Child Tax Credit<br />
DDA <strong>–</strong> Disability<br />
Discrim<strong>in</strong>ation Act 1995<br />
DDV <strong>–</strong> Destitution Domestic<br />
Violence Concession<br />
DfE <strong>–</strong> Department for<br />
Education<br />
202 <strong>Women’s</strong> <strong>equality</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>UK</strong>: CEDAW shadow report 2013<br />
DfID <strong>–</strong> Department for<br />
International Development<br />
DFT <strong>–</strong> Deta<strong>in</strong>ed fast track<br />
process<br />
DLA <strong>–</strong> Disability Liv<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Allowance<br />
DoH <strong>–</strong> Department of Health<br />
DPAC <strong>–</strong> Disabled People<br />
Aga<strong>in</strong>st Cuts<br />
DV <strong>–</strong> Domestic violence<br />
DVPNs <strong>–</strong> Domestic Violence<br />
Protection Notices<br />
DVPOs <strong>–</strong> Domestic Violence<br />
Protection Orders<br />
DVR <strong>–</strong> Domestic Violence<br />
Rule<br />
DWP <strong>–</strong> Department for Work<br />
and Pensions<br />
ECHR <strong>–</strong> European<br />
Convention on Human Rights<br />
ECJ <strong>–</strong> European Court of<br />
Justice<br />
EDL <strong>–</strong> English Defence<br />
League<br />
EEA <strong>–</strong> European Economic<br />
Area<br />
EET <strong>–</strong> Education,<br />
employment or tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
EHRC <strong>–</strong> Equality and Human<br />
Rights Commission<br />
EIS <strong>–</strong> Enterprise Investment<br />
Scheme<br />
EMA <strong>–</strong> Educational<br />
Ma<strong>in</strong>tenance Allowance<br />
EOC <strong>–</strong> Equal Opportunities<br />
Commission (now<br />
Government Equalities<br />
Office)