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NRS Abbreviations and Acronyms
January 2013
Document Control
Title / NRS Abbreviations and AcronymsPrepared By / Records Manager, December 2012
Approved By / Head of Corporate Services Division and Deputy Keeper
Date of Approval / 24 January 2013
Version Number / 1.0
Review Frequency / Annually for the first 2 years, then every 2 years
Next Review Date / January 2014
Status Control
Version / Date / Status / Prepared by / Reason for Amendment1.0 / 24 January 2013 / Final / Ava Wieclawska
288Medical Discharge from Forces
A
ABRAutumn Budget Review
ACAdmiralty Court (Catalogue Ref)
ACAAberdeenCity Archives
ACDAutomated Call Distribution
ACPAccess Control Policy
ADLord Advocate’s Department, Including Crown Office (Catalogue Ref)
ADAArgyll and Bute District Archives
ADLSAdministrative Data Liaison Service
ADOAdoption
AERApproved Early Retirement
AFArmed Forcesor The Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department (Catalogue Ref)
AfELGArchives for Education and Learning Group (now Archives for Learning and Education)
AHAArea Health Authority (England and Wales)
AHBArea Health Board
AHRCArts Humanities Research Council
AIPArchival Information Package
AKAAlso Known As
ALESArchives for Learning and Education (formerly Archives for Education and Learning Group)
AMARCAssociation for Manuscripts and Archives in Research Collections
AOAccountable Officer
APAssessors’ Portal
APUAssessor of Public Undertakings (Catalogue Ref)
ARAArchives Records Association (formerly Society of Archivists)
ARoSThe Association of Registrars of Scotland
ASAssistant Statistician or Alternative Sources branchor Archaeology Scotland
ASDAnalytical Services Division
ASGAncestral Steering Group
ASGRAThe Association of Scottish Genealogists and Researchers in Archives
ASLAWGArchivists of Scottish Local Authorities Working Group (Archives & Records Association)
ASTAircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Arbitration Tribunal (Catalogue Ref)
AULAberdeenUniversity Library
B
BBurgh Records (Catalogue Ref)
B2011Beyond 2011
BACBusiness Archives Council
BACSTheBusiness Archives Council of Scotland
BAPLABritish Association of Picture Libraries and Agencies
BBBudget Bill
BBCBritish Broadcasting Corporation
BCDRBusiness Continuity Disaster Recovery
BCLOBudgetary Centre Liaison Officer
BCPBusiness Continuity Plan
BCSBritish Computer Society or Business Classification Scheme
BESACBuilt Environment Statistics Advisory Committee
BGP2Block Grant Partnerships 2 (Arts Humanities Research Council)
BGRUCBritish Genealogical Record Users Committee
BHBranch Head
BHPSBritish Household Panel Survey
BIABusiness Impact Assessment
BILBusiness Impact Level (see also IL)
BIOBusiness Improvement Objective
BLBritish Library
BMBudget ManagerorBritishMuseum
BMABritish Medical Association
BMDBirth, Marriage, Death
BMNBudget Management Notice
BMUBusiness Management Unit
BOL CodeBack Office Location Code
BoSCBook of Scottish Connections
BRBritish Rail, Scotland (Catalogue Ref)
BRABorders Regional Archivesor British Records Association
BSIBritish Standards Institute
BSPSBritish Society for Population Studies
BWBritish Waterways Board
C
CChancery Records (Catalogue Ref)
CAChartered Accountant orCitizen’s Account
CAACivil Aviation Office in Scotland
CALMCatalogue for Archives, Libraries and Museums
CASCitizen Account System
CASCOTComputer Assisted Structured Coding Tool
CASTCensus Area Statistics Theme Tables
CAWSCounselling and Welfare Service
CBNational Coal Board (Catalogue Ref)
CBTComputer Based Training
CCCrofters’ CommissionorCommissary Court Records (Catalogue Ref)
CCGClinical Commissioning Groups
CCHCommunity Charge Registers (Catalogue Ref)
CCNCost Centre Number
CCSCountryside Commission for Scotland
C.diffClostridium difficile
CDPCareer Development Plan
CDPACopyright, Designs and Patents Act
CECommunal Establishmentor Customs and Excise (Catalogue Ref)
CEACulture and External Affairs
CECCentral Ethical Committee
CESGThe National Technical Authority for Information Assurance (formerly The Communications Electronics Security Group)
CFHConnecting for Health
CHChurch Records (Catalogue Ref)
CHICommunity Health Index
CHMACentre for Housing Market Analysis
CIECInternational Commission on Civil Status Commission (Commission Internationale de l'Etat Civil)
CIPHERCode relating to a Health Board or Health Authority
CJXThe Criminal Justice eXtranet
CLACopyright Licensing Agencyor Carnegie Library, Ayror Commissioner for Local Education in Scotland (Catalogue Ref)
CLGCommunities and Local Government (see also DCLG)
CLPCourt, Legal and Private Records branch
CMBCentrally Managed Budgetor Central Midwives’ Board for Scotland (Catalogue Ref)
CMOChief Medical Officer
CNPCairngormsNational Park
COCrown Officeor County Council Records (Catalogue Ref)
CoAsChart of Accounts
COMCommittees and Commissions (Catalogue Ref)
CONChange of Name
COPClose of Playor Code of Practice
COPIScottish Court Service Criminal Records Database
COPIIScottish Court Service Criminal Records Database, version 2
COPFSCrown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
CoSChurch of Scotland
COSConvention of Scottish Local Authorities (Catalogue Ref)
COSLAConvention of Scottish Local Authorities
CPCivil Partnership
CPBCensus Programme Board
CPCCentre for Population Change
CPDContinuous Professional Development or Corporate Planning and Development branch
CRCentral Registeror Crown Estate Commissioners (Catalogue Ref)
CRACentral Regional Archives
CREScottish Council for Research in Education (Catalogue Ref)
CRISPCentre for Research into Information, Surveillance and Privacy
CROCrofters’ Commission (Catalogue Ref)
CRSCentral Register Scotland
CSCourt of Session (Catalogue Ref)
CSACommon Services Agency
CSBConservation Branch or Computer Service Branch
CSDCorporate Services Division
CSFCritical Success Factor
CSMCommunication and Stakeholder Management Board
CTCouncil Taxor Council on Tribunals, Scottish Committee (Catalogue Ref)
CTACouncil Tax Registers (Catalogue Ref)
D
DADevelopment Advisor or Development Appraisal
DAAData Access Agreement
DACData Access and Communications branchor Dumfries Archive Centre
DASADefence Analytical Services Agency
DAWGDemographic Analysis Working Group
DCDistrict Council Records (Catalogue Ref)
DCCDigital Curation Centre
DCLGDepartment for Communities and Local Government (see also CLG)
DDThe Scottish Office Environment Department (Catalogue Ref)
DDADigital Data Archiveor Dundee District Archive and Record Centre
DDRIDisclosure of Death Registration Information
DEDistrict Examiner
DFMDeputy First Minister
DHDivisional Head
DIDiligence Registers (Catalogue Ref)
DIGROSDigital Imaging of the Genealogical Records of Scotland’s people
DIPDissemination Information Package
DIUDigital Imaging Unit
DKDeputy Keeper
DLSData Linkage Service
DMSDefence Medical Services
DNADefinitive National Address
DNBDictionary of National Biography
DNCDo not confuse with
DOBDate of Birth
DODDate of Death
DoEDate of Entry
DPDevelopment Plan
DPAData Protection Act
DPCDigital Preservation Coalition
DPGDepartmental Planning Group (now Senior Management Team)
DPUDrugs Policy Unit
DRDDrug-Related Death
DRGDeputy Registrar General
DSEDisplay Screen Equipment
DSLSData Sharing and Linkage Service
DSODepartmental Security Officer
DULDundeeUniversity Library
DupDuplicate
DWNMDirectors’ Weekly Network Meetings
DWPDepartment for Work and Pensions
DZData Zone
E
EEmbark (see also EMB)or Exchequer and Treasury (Catalogue Ref)
EAEducation Authority
EAGEuropean Archives Group
EAPEmployee Assistance Programme
EASEbuyScottish Government’s online procurement system for processing purchase orders
EBScottish Examination Board (Catalogue Ref)
ECAEdinburghCity Archives
ECDLEuropean Computer Driving Licence
ECLElectricity Consultative Councils (Catalogue Ref)
EDThe Scottish Office Education Department (Catalogue Ref)
EDRMSElectronic Document and Records Management System
EFQMEuropean Foundation Quality Management
EGEnterprise Guide
eHRElectronic Human Resources system
EIAEnvironmental Impact Assessment
EIREnvironmental Information Regulations
EMBEmbark (see also E)
EOSElectronic Ordering System
EOYFEnd of Year Forecast
EPDepartment of Employment (Catalogue Ref)
ERElectoral Register
ERDMScottish Government’s electronic document and records management system
eREGe-Registration
eRFCElectronic Request for Change
ERUElectronic Records Unit
ESDARExtract Services
ESRCThe Economic and Social Research Council
EUEuropean Union
EURBICAEuropean Branch of the International Council on Archives
EUROCLIOEuropean Association of History Educators
EVSEuropean Association of Registrars (Europaische Verband der Standesbeamtinnen und Standesbeamten e.V.)
E&WEngland and Wales
E/WEnglish Welsh
EYREnd Year Review
F
FABFinance and Administration Branch
FARFixed Asset Register
FCForestry Commission
FCOForeign Commonwealth Office
FDAFirst Division Association
FERForward Electronic Register system
FHSAFamily Health Service Authority
FMFirst Minister
FMQFirst Minister’s Question
FMSFalkirk Museums Services
FOIFreedom of Information
FOIAFreedom of Information Act
FOISAFreedom of Information (Scotland) Act
FSRegistrar of Friendly Societies (Catalogue Ref)
FSGFinancial System Generated
FTFull Time
FTA (FO)Fixed Term Appointment (Fair and Open)
FTA (NFO)Fixed Term Appointment (Not Fair and Open)
FWHFlexible Working Hours
FYFinancial Year
G
GBGreat Britainor Scottish Gas Board (Catalogue Ref)
GBOGeneral Business Objective
GCPHGlasgow Centre for Population Health
GDGifts and Deposits
GEMGroup for Education in Museums
GFGreen Folder
GGHBGreater Glasgow Health Board Archives
GINTOPSGenealogical Internet Order Processing
GISGeographical Information Systems
GLGeneral Ledger
GMCGeneral Medical Council, Scottish Branch (Catalogue Ref)
GNCGeneral Nursing Council for Scotland (Catalogue Ref)
GPGGood Practice Guide
GPMSGovernment Protective Marking System
GRGender Recognition
GRAGrampian Regional Archives
GRBGovernment Records Branch
GRHGeneral Register House
GROGeneral Register Office, Scotland (Catalogue Ref)
GRO-EWGeneral Register Office for England and Wales
GRO-NIGeneral Register Office for Northern Ireland
GROSGeneral Register Office for Scotland (now National Records of Scotland)
GRRGender Recognition Register
GRUGeneral Registration Unit
GSIGovernment Secure Intranet
GSSGovernment Statistical Service or Government Secure Suppliers
GSUGenealogical Society of Utah
GSXGovernment Secure eXtranet
GTNGovernment Telephone Network
GUAGlasgowUniversity Archives
H
HAHealth Authority
HAIHealthcare Associated Infection
HARGHousehold Analysis Review Group
HATIIHumanities Advanced Technology and Information Institute
HBHealth Board/NHS Board
HDHighland Destitution (Catalogue Ref)
HDBHighlands & Islands Development Board (Catalogue Ref)
HEFHeritage Education Forum
HEPHousehold Estimates and Projections branch
HESAHigher Education Statistics Agency
HHThe Scottish Office Home and Health Department (Catalogue Ref)
HIBHerring Industry Board (Catalogue Ref) (later SFI)
HIDBHighlands Islands Development Board
HIEHighlands and IslandsEnterprise
HLFHeritage Lottery Fund
HMHis/Her Majesty
HMGHer Majesty’s Government
HMIEHer Majesty’s Inspectorate for Education (now Education Scotland)
HMRCHer Majesty’s Revenue Customs
HMSHis/Her Majesty’s Ship
HPHousing Plan
HPSHealth Protection Scotland
HRHuman Resources or Heritors’ Records (Catalogue Ref)
HRHHis/Her Royal Highness
HRSSCHuman Resources Shared Service Centre
H&SHealth and Safety
HRAHighland Regional Archives
HSHistoric Scotlandor Homecoming Scotland
HSCICHealth and Social Care Information Centre
HSEHealth and Safety Executive
HSRHistorical Search Room
HSSGHomecoming Scotland Strategic Group (Event Scotland)
HTMLHypertext Markup Language
HTTPHyper Text Transfer Protocol
HTTPSHyper Text Transfer Protocol over Secure Socket Layer
HWUHeriot-WattUniversity Archives
I
IAInformation Assurance
IAOInformation Asset Owner
IASInformation Assurance and Security branch
ICAInternational Council on Archives
ICA-ReqPrinciples and functional requirements for records in electronic office environments
ICCSInternational Commission on Civil Status
ICDInternational Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems
ICD-10International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision
ICOInformation Commissioner’s Office
ICONInstitute of Conservation
ICTInformation and Communication Technology
IDSIndustry Department for Scotland (now Scottish Government)
IEInternet Explorer
IESIndex Enquiry System
IGInformation Governance
IGIInternational Genealogical Index
IIARIndependent Information Assurance Review
IIPInvestors in People
ILBusiness Impact Level (see also BIL)
IMInformation Manager
IMMImmigrant
IMSIndex Maintenance System
IoMIsle of Man
IPQInspired Parliamentary Question
IPSIdentity and Passport Service
IPTIntegrated Project Team
IRCNational Industrial Relations Court (Catalogue Ref)
IRMSInformation and Records Management Society
IRMSSInformation and Records Management Society Scotland
IRMTInternational Records Management Trust
IRSInland Revenue Scotland (Catalogue Ref)
ISImprovement Service
ISAInformation Security Administrator
ISAD (G)International Standard for Archival Description (General)
ISBInformation Systems Board
ISDImprovement Service Division or Information Services Division
ISEBInformation Systems Executive Board
ISISInformation Services and Information Systems
ISOInternational Organization for Standardization
ISPGInformation Systems Planning Group
ISWGInformation Security Working Group
ITInformation Technologyor Industrial Tribunals Scotland (Catalogue Ref)
IT&IRegistration IT & Imaging branch
ITDOCInformation Technology Development Operations and Change
ITIGInformation Technology Infrastructure Group
ITILInformation Technology Infrastructure Library
ITSGInformation Technology Specialists Group
ITSMInformation Technology Service Management
IYRIn Year Review
J
JCHigh Court of Justiciary (Catalogue Ref)
JDJob Description
JFMJoint Feedback Meeting
JISCJoint Information Systems Committee of Higher Education Funding Councils
JPJustice of the Peaceor Justice of the Peace Courts (Catalogue Ref)
K
KBOKey Business Objective
KCKing’s Counsel
KPIKey Performance Indicator
KRSKeeper of the Records of Scotland
L
LALocal Authority
LARIMSLibraries, Archives, Records and Information Management Services
LAULocal Administrative Unit
LCScottish Land Court (Catalogue Ref)
LCRLord Clerk Register’s Room
LFHCLocal Family History Centre
LHLadywell House (see also LWH)
LLLord Lieutenant
LLTNPLoch Lomond and The TrossachsNational Park
LOULocal Organisation Unit
LSLaw Society of Scotland (Catalogue Ref)
LSCSLongitudinal Studies Centre Scotland
LSISLearning and Skills Improvement Service
LSRLegal Search Room
LTLands Tribunal for Scotland (Catalogue Ref)
LTSLearning and Teaching Scotland (now Education Scotland)
LWHLadywell House (see also LH)
M
MACMedical Advisory Committeeor Medical Archive Centre, Edinburgh
MCMental Welfare Commission (Catalogue Ref)
MCCDMedical Certificate of the Cause of Death
MCSMinisterial Correspondence System
MDMinistry of Defence (Catalogue Ref)
MDROMoray District Record Office
MEMedical Enquiry
METMet Officeor Meteorological Office, Edinburgh (Catalogue Ref)
METSMetadata Encoding and Transmission Standard
MGSMuseums GalleriesScotland
MHMinistry of Health (Catalogue Ref)
MIMonumental Inscriptions
MMNMothers Maiden Name
M/NMiddle Name
MoAMemorandum of Agreement
MODMinistry of Defence
MoReqModel Requirements for the Management of Electronic Records
MoReq2Model Requirements for the Management of Electronic Records, 2nd version
MoReq2010Modular Requirements for Records Systems
MOUMemorandum of Understanding
MPMember of Parliament
MRCMedical Research Council
MREMedical Record Envelope
MRISMedical Research Information Service (now Data Linkage Service)
MRMPModel Records Management Plan
MRSAMeticillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
MSPMember of Scottish Parliament
MTMinistry of Transport (Catalogue Ref)
MTAMemorandum Trading Account
MWDepartment of the Environment (Catalogue Ref)
MYEsMid Year Estimates
N
NAINational Archives of Ireland
NARANational Archives and Records Administration (United States)
NASNational Archives of Scotland (formerly Scottish Record Office, now National Records of Scotland)
NAS.netNational Archives of Scotland Network
NBONational Back Office
NCARNon Current Asset Register
NDLCNational Data Linkage Centre
NDPBNon-Departmental Public Body
NFDRDNational Forum on Drug-Related Deaths
NGNational Galleries of Scotland (Catalogue Ref)
NGSNational Galleries of Scotland
NHS-CRNational Health Service Central Register branch
NHSCRNational Health Service Central Register
NHS.netNational Health Service Network
NILSNorthern Ireland Longitudinal Survey
NISRANorthern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
NLANewspaper Licensing Agency
NLINational Library of Ireland
NLSNational Library of Scotland
NLWNational Library of Wales
NMHNational Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting for Scotland (Catalogue Ref)
NMRSNational Monuments Record of Scotland
NMSNational MuseumsScotland
Non-ImmA person who was not born abroad
NPNational Parkor Notarial Records (Catalogue Ref)
Np-SADNational Programme on Substance Abuse Deaths
NRASNational Register of Archives for Scotland
NRHNew Register House
NRSNational Records of Scotland (formerly National Archives of Scotland and General Register Office for Scotland)
NSNational Statistics
NSCNational Savings Committee for Scotland (Catalogue Ref)
NSENorth of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board (Catalogue Ref)
NSSNational Services Scotland
NS-SECNational Statistics Socio-Economic Classification
NTSNational Trust for Scotland
NUTSNomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics
NXDNon-Executive Director
O
OAOutput Area
OAISOpen Archival Information System
OCESOnline Central Enquiry System
OCSOffice of Chief Statistician
OCSPOffice of the Chief Statistician and Performance
ODLLOrganisational Development, Leadership and Learning
ODSOnline Dissemination Systems
OECOld Edinburgh Club
OGLOpen Government Licence
OIAOrkney Islands Archives
ONSOffice for National Statistics
OPACOnline Public Access Catalogue
Op CostsOperating Costs
OpOsOperational Objectives
OPROld Parish Registeror Old Parochial Registers (Catalogue Ref)
OPSIOffice of Public Sector Information
Org ChartOrganisational Chart
ORTOnline Resources Teamor Operational Readiness Test
OSOrdnance Survey
OSCROffice of the Scottish Charity Regulator
OSICOffice of the Scottish Information Commissioner
P
PAParliament (Catalogue Ref)
PACPrivacy Advisory Committee
PAFPostcode Address File
PAMSPopulation and Migration Statistics (see P&MS for the branch)
PASPublicly Available Specification
PatPatient
PATPortable Appliance Testing
PBCPost Based Control
PCPrivacy Council (Catalogue Ref)
PCCPrivacy Compliance Check
PCSPSPrincipal Civil Service Pension Scheme
PCTPrimary Care Trust
PDFPortable Document Format
PDSProfessional Development Scheme or Personal Demographic Spine
PEPeers’ Elections (Catalogue Ref)
PFProcurator Fiscal
PGPPretty Good Privacy
PHPentland House
PIAPrivacy Impact Assessment
PIDProject Initiation Document
PIIPersonally Identifiable Information
PKDAPerth and Kinross District Archives
PLCPublic Limited Company
PLLPersonal Learning Log
PLPPersonal Learning Plan
PMPost Mortem or Project Manager
P&MSPopulation and Migration Statistics branch
PMSPerformance Management System
POParental OrderorPost Office (Catalogue Ref)
PQParliamentary Question
PRPurchase Requisition
PREMISPreservation Metadata: Implementation Strategies
PrevPrevious
PRINCE2Projects In a Controlled Environment 2
PRONIPublic Record Office ofNorthern Ireland
PRSAPublic Records (Scotland) Act
PSPrivy Seal (Catalogue Ref)
PSAProperty Services Agency
PSBPublic Services Branch orPopulation Statistics Branch
PSDPublic Services Division or Practitioner Services Division
PSIPublic Sector Interconnect
PSOProject Support Office
PSUProject Support Unit
PTPart Timeor Pensions Appeal Tribunals, Scotland (Catalogue Ref)
PwCPricewaterhouseCoopers
Q
QAQuality Assurance
QCQueen’s Counsel
Q-codeLocation code for Primary Care Trust
R
RARisk Assessment
RABRecords and Archives Board
RACRegisters Archive Conversion
RaGResourcing and Governance branch/team
RAPTRisk Awareness Profiling Tool
RaRRecord at Risk
RASRecords and Archives Services Division
RBGERoyalBotanic GardenEdinburgh
RCRailway and Canal Commission (Catalogue Ref)
RCAHMSRoyal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland
RCERegister of Corrected Entries or Register of Corrections etc.
RDRequisition Docket or Registration Divisionor Registration Districtor Register of Deeds (Catalogue Ref)
RDBRegistrar’s Database
RDCRed Deer Commission
RD ITRegistration IT branch
RD ITASRegistration IT Applications Support team
RD-PolicyRegistration Policy branch
RD-ProcessRegistration Process branch
RD-TrainingRegistration Training and Development branch