Glossary of acronyms and terms
ACPO Association of Chief Police Officers
BIS Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
CLG Communities and Local Government
COPD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
CVD Cardiovascular disease
DH Department of Health
DCSF Department for Children, Schools and Families
FCTC World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
HMRC Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs
HSE Health and Safety Executive
IC NHS Information Centre
IDeA Improvement and Development Agency (for local government)
INB Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (negotiating a protocol on illicit trade within the FCTC)
IHS Integrated Household Survey
IDT Inland Detection Teams (part of HMRC)
IPO Intellectual Property Office
KPI Key Performance Indicator
LA Local authority
LAA Local Area Agreement
LATSS Local Authority trading standards services
LGA Local Government Association
LILO Local Intelligence Liaison Officer (within a local authority)
NICE National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
NRT Nicotine Replacement Therapy
OFT Office of Fair Trading
PCT Primary Care Trust
PSA Public Service Agreement
ONS Office for National Statistics
RIO Regional Intelligence Officer (with trading standards)
RIU Regional Intelligence Unit (within a police service)
R&M Routine and Manual demographic groups
RPM Regional Performance Manager
RTPM Regional Tobacco Policy Manager
Scambusters Government-funded regional teams working with enforcement agencies
SOCA Serious Organised Crime Agency
SHA Strategic Health Authority
SLA Service Level Agreement
TS Trading Standards
TSI Trading Standards Institute
TSO Trading Standards Officer
UCL University College London
UKBA United Kingdom Border Agency
UKCTCS UK Centre for Tobacco Control Studies
WHO World Health Organisation