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Spending Review

List of abbreviations

BSE Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
BCS British Crime Survey
CAP Common Agricultural Policy
CJS Criminal Justice System
CO2 Carbon dioxide
CPS Crown Prosecution Service
CSR Comprehensive Spending Review
DCMS Department for Culture, Media and Sport
DETR Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
DfEE Department for Education and Employment
DFID Department for International Development
DH Department of Health
DPAS Drugs Prevention Advisory Service
DSS Department of Social Security
DTI Department of Trade and Industry
EC European Communities
ERDP England Rural Development Plan
EU European Union
FCO Foreign and Commonwealth Office
FSU Former Soviet Union
G7 Group of Seven (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK, USA)
GCSE General Certificate of Secondary Education
GDP Gross Domestic Product
GIDA Government Intervention in Deprived Areas
GNVQ General National Vocational Qualification
HIPC Heavily Indebted Poor Countries
HMT Her Majesty's Treasury
ICT Information and Communication Technology
IDT International Development Target
JSA Jobseeker's Allowance
LA Local Authority
LEA Local Education Authority
LGA Local Government Association
MAFF Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
MIG Minimum Income Guarantee
MOD Ministry of Defence
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
NDPBs Non-Departmental Public Bodies
NGOs Non-Governmental Organisations
NHS National Health Service
NIO Northern Ireland Office
NVQ National Vocational Qualification
OECD Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
ONE The Government's integrated work-focused service providing benefit and employment advice for people of working age
OTs Overseas Territories
PSA Public Service Agreement
R&D Research and Development
RDA Regional Development Association
RPIX Retail Price Index excluding Mortgage Interest Payments
SCS Senior Civil Service
SDA Service Delivery Agreement
SDR Strategic Defence Review
SERPS State Earnings Related Pension Scheme
SMEs Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
UK United Kingdom
UN United Nations
US(A) United States (of America)

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