AHC | After Housing Costs |
ASHE | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings |
BHC | Before Housing Costs |
BMI | Body Mass Index |
CEC | Commission of the European Communities |
COSLA | Convention of Scottish Local Authorities |
CPAS | Commissioner for Public Appointments in Scotland |
DDA | Disability Discrimination Act |
DWP | Department of Work and Pensions |
EOC | Equal Opportunities Commission |
ESDS | Economic and Social Data Services |
ESRC | Economic and Social Research Council |
EU | European Union |
FEC | Further Education College |
FTE | Full Time Equivalent |
FTET | Full Time Education and Training |
FTSE | Financial Times and London Stock Exchange index |
GB | Great Britain |
GCSE | General Certificate of Secondary Education |
GFR | General Fertility Rate |
GP | General Practitioner |
GROS | General Register Office for Scotland |
GUM | Genito-urinary medicine |
HA | Housing Association |
HB | Health Board |
HBAI | Households Below Average Income |
HEI | Higher Education Institution |
HESA | Higher Education Statistics Agency |
HIH | Highest Income Householder |
HNC | Higher National Certificate |
HND | Higher National Diploma |
ILO | International Labour Organisation |
ISD | Information Services Division |
ITEC | Information Technology, Electronics and Communications |
JSA | Jobseeker's Allowance |
LA | Local Authority |
LA/ SH | Local Authority/Scottish Homes |
LEC | Local Enterprise Company |
LFS | Labour Force Survey |
LGBT | Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender |
LPT | Low Pay Threshold |
MEP | Member of the European Parliament |
MP | Member of Parliament |
MSP | Member of the Scottish Parliament |
NDPB | Non-Departmental Public Body |
NES | New Earnings Survey |
NHS | National Health Service |
ONS | Office for National Statistics |
OSC | Out of School Care |
PTI | Practice Team Information |
SCQF | Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework |
SCS | Scottish Crime Survey |
SCVO | Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations |
SCVS | Scottish Crime and Victimisation Survey |
SEED | Scottish Executive Education Department |
SEELD | Scottish Executive Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Department |
SEHD | Scottish Executive Health Department |
SEJD | Scottish Executive Justice Department |
SET | Science, Engineering and Technology |
SFC | Scottish Funding Council |
SFEFC | Scottish Further Education Funding Council |
SHS | Scottish Household Survey |
SNP | Scottish National Party |
SNS | Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics |
SOC | Standard Occupational Classification |
SPS | Scottish Prison Service |
SQA | Scottish Qualifications Authority |
SSAS | Scottish Social Attitudes Survey |
STI | Sexually Transmitted Infections |
STUC | Scottish Trades Union Congress |
SVQ | Scottish Vocational Qualification |
TFR | Total Fertility Rate |
UK | United Kingdom |
WEU | Women and Equality Unit |