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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)

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