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Glossary of some frequently used HM Treasury abbreviations and acronyms

  ADC  Association of District Councils 
  AEF  Aggregate External Finance 
  ALACE  Association of Local Authority Chief Executives 
  AME  Annually Managed Expenditure 
  BCA  Basic Credit Approval 
  BTA  British Tourist Authority 
  BVI  Best Value Initiative 
  CABE  Commission for Architecture & the Built Environment 
  CC  Cross Cutting 
  CCN  County Council Network 
  CCSS  Community Charge for Standard Spending 
  CCT  Compulsory Competitive Tendering 
  CIPFA  Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy 
  CM  Command Paper 
  CMF  Capital Modernisation Fund 
  CMPS  Centre for Management and Policy Studies 
  COVE  Centres of Vocational Excellence 
  CSR  Comprehensive Spending Review 
  DCMS  Department of Culture, Media and Sport 
  DEFRA  Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 

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  DEL  Departmental Expenditure Limit 
  DFEE  Department for Education and Employment 
  DFES  Department for Education and Skills 
  DIS  Departmental Investment Strategy 
  DTLR  Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions 
  DWP  Department for Work and Pensions 
  EMA  Education Maintenance Allowances 
  EU  European union 
  FMA  Foundation Modern Apprenticeship 
  GEP  General Expenditure Policy 
  GES  General Expenditure Statistics 
  GLA  Greater London Authority 
  GOGGS  Government Offices Great George Street 
  GPC  Government Procurement Card 
  GTA  Group Training Associates 
  HRA  Housing Revenue Account 
  ICT  Information & Communication Technology 
  ISB  Invest to Save 
  LASFE  Local Authority Self Financed Expenditure 
  LEA   Local Education Authority 
  LGA  Local Government Association 
  LGA  Local Government Association 
  LGF  Local Government Finance 
  LGFS  Local Government Finance System 

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  LPSA  Local Public Service Agreement 
  LSC  Learning and Skills Council 
  LSP  Local Strategic Partnership 
  LSP  Local Strategic Partnerships  
  NAO  National Audit Office 
  NDPB  Non-Departmental Public Bodies 
  NGFL  National Grid for Learning 
  NHMF  National Heritage Memorial Fund 
  NILO  National Investments and Loans Office 
  NNDR  National Non Domestic Rates 
  NRF  Neighbourhood Renewal Fund 
  NSCA  Non Scoring Credit Approval 
  OCPA  Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments 
  OECD  Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 
  PAU  Public Appointments Unit 
  PBR  Pre Budget Report 
  PC  Personal Computer 
  PFI  Private Finance Initiative 
  PIU  Public Inquiry Unit 
  PPP  Public Private Partnership 
  PQ  Parliamentary Question 
  PSA  Public Service Agreement 
  PSNB  Public Sector Net Borrowing 
  PSS  Personal Social Services 
  PWLB  Public Works Loan Board 
  RA  Revenue Account 
  RAB  Resource Budgeting and Accounting 

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  RFR  Reason For Resource 
  RO  Revenue Outturn 
  RSG  Revenue Support Grant 
  RTIA  Receipts Taken Into Account 
  SCA  Supplementary Credit Approval 
  SCP  Single Capital Pot 
  SDA  Service Delivery Agreement 
  SME  Small and Medium Enterprises 
  SR2002  Spending Review 2002 
  SSA  Standard Spending Assessment 
  SSC  Sector Skills Council 
  TME  Total Managed Expenditure 
  TME  Total Managed Expenditure 
  TO  Treat Official 
  TSS  Total Standard Spending 
  UA  Unitary Authority 
  UCA  Unsupported Credit Approval 
  WT  Windfall Tax 

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