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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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 />
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