Acronyms and Abbreviations
There are many acronyms and abbreviations in common use within probation. Some of them have a national flavour - while others are specific to individual probation areas.
Below is a list of acronyms and abbreviations you may encounter.
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| AA | Adoption Act or Appropriate Adult or Alcoholics Anonymous | |
| ABC | Acceptable Behaviour Contract | |
| ABH | Actual Bodily Harm | |
| ABM | Area Business Manager | |
| ABPO | Association of Black Probation Officers | |
| Abs. Dis. | Absolute Discharge | |
| ABSWAP | Association of Black Social Workers and Allied Professions | |
| ACAS | Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service | |
| ACC | Association of County Councils | |
| ACE | Assessment, Case Recording and Evaluation | |
| ACL | Approved Cost Limit | |
| ACO | Assistant Chief Officer | |
| ACOP | Association of Chief Officers of Probation (formerly CPC) | |
| ACPCs | Area Child Protection Committees | |
| ACPO | Assistant Chief Probation Officer (now ACO) | |
| ACR | Automatic Conditional Release | |
| AD | Absolute Discharge | |
| ADC | Anti-Discrimination Committee | |
| Adj | Adjourned | |
| ADP | Anti Discriminatory Practice | |
| ADSS | Association of Directors of Social Services | |
| AEG | Alcohol Education Group | |
| AEO | Attachment of Earnings Order | |
| AFI | Area for Improvement | |
| AGM | Annual General Meeting | |
| AIDS | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome | |
| ALLER | All England Law Reports | |
| AMA | Association of Metropolitan Authorities | |
| AMP | Anger Management Programme | |
| AO | Administrative Officer | |
| AOABH | Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm | |
| AOM | Assistant Office Manager | |
| AP | Accredited Programme or Approved Premise | |
| APHBR | Approved Probation Hostel and Home and Bail Hostel Rules 1976 | |
| APM | Area Performance Manager | |
| APT&C | Administrative, Professional, Technical and Clerical Staff | |
| AR | Adoption Rules | |
| AR&E | Anti Racism and Equality | |
| ARO | Alcohol Related Offending | |
| ASBO | Anti Social Behaviour Order | |
| ASPBH | Association of Staff of Probation and Bail Hostels | |
| ASPIRE | Assessment-Sentence Plan-Intervention-Review-Evaluate | |
| ASRO | Addressing Substance Related Offending Programme | |
| AT | Assistive technology | |
| ATR | Alcohol Treatment Requirement | |
| AUR | Automatic Unconditional Release | |
| AW | Assistant Warden | |