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Women’s equality in the UK – A health check

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ESA <strong>–</strong> Employment and<br />

Support Allowance<br />

ESOL <strong>–</strong> English for Speakers<br />

of O<strong>the</strong>r Languages<br />

EU <strong>–</strong> European Union<br />

FCO <strong>–</strong> Foreign and<br />

Commonwealth Office<br />

FE <strong>–</strong> Fur<strong>the</strong>r Education<br />

FGM <strong>–</strong> Female genital<br />

mutilation<br />

FMPO <strong>–</strong> Forced Marriage<br />

Protection Order<br />

FTSE <strong>–</strong> F<strong>in</strong>ancial Times<br />

Stock Exchange<br />

GCSE <strong>–</strong> General Certificate<br />

of Secondary Education<br />

GDP <strong>–</strong> Gross domestic<br />

product<br />

GED <strong>–</strong> Gender Equality Duty<br />

GEO <strong>–</strong> Government<br />

Equalities Office<br />

GEPI <strong>–</strong> Gender Equality<br />

Policy Inclusion team (with<strong>in</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> Government Equalities<br />

Office)<br />

GPs <strong>–</strong> General Practitioners<br />

GRETA <strong>–</strong> Group of Experts<br />

on Action Aga<strong>in</strong>st Traffick<strong>in</strong>g<br />

<strong>in</strong> Human Be<strong>in</strong>gs<br />

HBV <strong>–</strong> ‘Honour’-based<br />

violence<br />

HE <strong>–</strong> Higher Education<br />

HIV/AIDS - Human<br />

Immunodeficiency Virus/<br />

Acquired Immunodeficiency<br />

Syndrome<br />

HM <strong>–</strong> Her Majesty’s<br />

HMIC <strong>–</strong> Chief Inspectors of<br />

Constabulary<br />

HMP <strong>–</strong> Her Majesty’s Prison<br />

HMRC <strong>–</strong> Her Majesty’s<br />

Revenue and Customs<br />

HRA <strong>–</strong> Human Rights Act<br />

1998<br />

IB <strong>–</strong> Incapacity Benefit<br />

ICT <strong>–</strong> Information<br />

communications technology<br />

IDVA <strong>–</strong> Independent<br />

Domestic Violence Advisors<br />

IKWRO <strong>–</strong> Iranian and<br />

Kurdish <strong>Women’s</strong> Rights<br />

Organisation<br />

ILF <strong>–</strong> Independent Liv<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Fund<br />

ILO <strong>–</strong> International Labour<br />

Organisation<br />

ILR <strong>–</strong> Indef<strong>in</strong>ite leave to<br />

rema<strong>in</strong><br />

IMF <strong>–</strong> International Monetary<br />

Fund<br />

IPCC <strong>–</strong> Independent Police<br />

Compla<strong>in</strong>ts Commission<br />

IPP <strong>–</strong> Imprisonment for<br />

Public Protection<br />

IS <strong>–</strong> Income Support<br />

ISA <strong>–</strong> Individual Sav<strong>in</strong>gs<br />

Account<br />

ISC <strong>–</strong> Islamic Sharia Councils<br />

ISVA <strong>–</strong> Independent Sexual<br />

Violence Advisor<br />

IVF <strong>–</strong> Invitro fertilisation<br />

JACS <strong>–</strong> Jo<strong>in</strong>t Analysis of<br />

Conflict and Security tool<br />

JSA <strong>–</strong> Job Seekers Allowance<br />

JSNAs <strong>–</strong> Jo<strong>in</strong>t Strategic<br />

Needs Assessments<br />

LASPO <strong>–</strong> Legal Aid,<br />

Sentenc<strong>in</strong>g and Punishment<br />

of Offenders Act 2012<br />

LAWRS <strong>–</strong> Lat<strong>in</strong> American<br />

<strong>Women’s</strong> Rights Service<br />

LB <strong>–</strong> Lesbian and bisexual<br />

LGB&T <strong>–</strong> Lesbian, gay,<br />

bisexual and trans<br />

LHA <strong>–</strong> Local Hous<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Allowance<br />

LSC <strong>–</strong> Legal Services<br />

Commission<br />

MAT <strong>–</strong> Muslim Arbitration<br />

Tribunals<br />

MARACs <strong>–</strong> Multi-Agency Risk<br />

Assessment Conferences<br />

MEPs <strong>–</strong> Members of <strong>the</strong><br />

European Parliament<br />

MoD <strong>–</strong> M<strong>in</strong>istry of Defence<br />

MoJ <strong>–</strong> M<strong>in</strong>istry of Justice<br />

MOT <strong>–</strong> M<strong>in</strong>istry of Transport<br />

test for motor cars<br />

MP <strong>–</strong> Member of Parliament<br />

MWA <strong>–</strong> Mandatory work<br />

activity<br />

NEET <strong>–</strong> Not <strong>in</strong> education,<br />

employment or tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />

NGOs <strong>–</strong> Non-governmental<br />

organisations<br />

NHRI <strong>–</strong> National Human<br />

Rights Institution<br />

NHS <strong>–</strong> National Health<br />

Service<br />

NI <strong>–</strong> Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Ireland<br />

NI <strong>–</strong> National Insurance<br />

NIAA <strong>–</strong> National Immigration<br />

and Asylum Act 2002<br />

NIC <strong>–</strong> National Insurance<br />

contributions<br />

NICE <strong>–</strong> National Institute<br />

for Health and Cl<strong>in</strong>ical<br />

Excellence<br />

<strong>Women’s</strong> <strong>equality</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>UK</strong>: CEDAW shadow report 2013 203

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