The following are a few of the acronyms and abbreviations
used within the court and legal system. Although some bodies
have changed their title, reference to the following can still
be found:
187 Fleet St |
187 Fleet Street, London EC4A 2AT. |
ABH |
Actual Bodily Harm |
ACOP |
Association of Chief Officers of Probation |
ACR |
Automatic Conditional Release |
AG |
Attorney-General |
AMO |
Association of Magisterial Officers |
BJFCS |
British Juvenile and Family Courts Society |
BO |
Bind Over |
CA |
Court of Appeal |
Court of Appeal |
Children Act Advisory Committee |
CBA |
Criminal Bar Association |
CCC |
Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey) |
CCMCC |
Central Council of Magistrates Courts Committees |
CC |
Crown Court |
CD |
Conditional Discharge |
CJA |
Criminal Justice Act |
CJCC |
Criminal Justice Consultative Council |
CMJA |
Commonwealth Magistrates and Judges Association |
CPC |
Central Probation Council |
CPS |
Crown Prosecution Service |
CSA |
Child Support Agency |
CSO |
Community Service Order |
CWO |
Child Welfare Officer |
DCA |
Department of Constitutional Affairs |
DPP |
Director of Public Prosecutions |
DTTO |
Drug Treatment and Testing Order |
DVLA |
Driver Vehicle Licensing Authority |
EWCA |
England and Wales Court of Appeal |
FLA |
Financial Loss Allowance |
FSA |
Financial Services Authority |
GBH |
Grievous Bodily Harm (section 18 and 20 Offences
Against the Person Act) |
HHJ |
His Honour Judge |
HMIP |
Her Majesty’s Inspector of Prisons |
HMP |
Her Majesty’s Prison |
HMRC |
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs |
ILEX |
Institute of Legal Studies |
ISTD |
Institute for t he Study and Treatment of Delinquency |
JCE |
Justices Chief Executive |
JCS |
Justices Clerks Society |
JCS |
Justices Clerks Society |
JSB |
Judicial Studies Board |
LAB |
Legal Aid Board |
LCJ |
Lord Chief Justice |
LJ |
Lord Justice |
MA |
Magistrates Association |
MC |
Magistrates Court |
MCC |
Magistrates Courts Committee |
MCCC |
Magistrates Courts Consultative Committee |
MCSI |
HM Magistrates Courts Services Inspectorate |
MPSO |
Money Payment Supervision Order |
NACRO |
National Council for Rehabilitation of Offenders |
NAGALRO |
National Association of Guardians Ad Litem and Reporting
Officers |
NCCL |
National Council for Civil Liberties |
OAPA |
Offences Against the Person Act 1861 |
PACE |
Police and Criminal Evidence Act |
POCA |
Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 |
PSD |
Petty Sessional Division |
PSR |
Pre-sentence Report |
RIC |
Remand In Custody |
RCJ |
Royal Courts of Justice |
ROCB |
Remand On Conditional Bail |
RTA |
Road Traffic Act/Road Traffic Accident |
SEC |
South Eastern Circuit |
SFO |
Serious Fraud Office |
SGC |
Sentencing Guidelines Council |
SOCA |
Serious and Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 |
STC |
Secure Training Centre |
TDA |
Taking and Driving Away |
TIC |
Taken into Consideration |
YOI |
Young Offenders Institution |
