Phonetic alphabet

A ALPHA F FOXTROT K KILO P PAPA U UNIFORM

B BRAVO G GOLF L LIMA Q QUEBEC V VICTOR
C CHARLIE H HOTEL M MIKE R ROMEO W WHISKEY
D DELTA I INDIA N NOVEMBER S SIERRA X X RAY
E ECHO J JULIET O OSCAR T TANGO Y YANKEE
Z ZULU
Abbreviations
ABH Actual Bodily Harm ETA Estimated Time of Arrival
Ab Load Abnormal Load FHQ Force Headquarters
ACC Assistant Chief Constable FIB Force Intelligence Bureau
ACK Acknowledge FIO Field Intelligence Office/Officer
ACPO Association of Chief Police Officer FIO Force Intelligence Office/Officer
Airwaves Radio System FLO Family Liaison Officer
AIU Accident Investigation Unit FME Forensic Medical Examiner
ANPR Automatic Number Plate Recognition F/S CODE Force/Station Code
ARVU Armed Response Vehicle Unit GBH Grievous Bodily Harm
ASBOs Anti-Social Behaviour Orders GMP Greater Manchester Police
ASB Anti-Social Behaviour H/A Home Address
AWOL Absent Without Leave (Military Personnel) HATO Highways Agency Traffic Officer
BCU Basic Command Unit HMIC Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary
BOP Breach of the Peace HMP Her Majesty’s Prison
BPA Black Police Association HO Home Office
BT British Telecommunications HQ Headquarters
BTP British Transport Police HR Human Resources
BUA Built Up Area HR Human Rights
BVPI Best Value Performance Indicator HSE Health & Safety Executive
BVR Best Value Review Insp Inspector
CAB Citizens Advice Bureau I/P Injured Party
Care Card Facility to contact police by People who IPCC Independent Police Complaints Commission
have Disability or Illness LIO Local Intelligence Office/Officer
CB Casualty Bureau LPU Local Policing
CBRN Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear MAGS Magistrates Court
CC Chief Constable MAPPA Multi Agency Public Protection Agency
C & C Command and Control Closed Circuit Television MISPER Missing Person
CI/CInsp Chief Inspector MOD Ministry of Defence
CID Criminal Investigation Department NDM No decision made
Claire’s Law Find out if a partner has a violent Past MPS Metropolitan Police Service
CMHT Community Mental Health Teams NAI Non Accidental Injury
Compact Missing person System NCALT National Centre for Applied Learning Techniques
CPU Child Protection Unit NCRS National Crime Recording Standard
CSI Crime Scene Investigator NIRS National Incident Recording Standard
CSupt/Ch Supt Chief Superintendent NFA No Fixed Abode
DC/DCon/DConst Detective Constable NFA No Further Action
DCC Deputy Chief Constable NFPA No Further Police Action
DCI Detective Chief Inspector NHWA Neighbourhood Watch Association
DCS/ Detective Chief Superintendent NIB National Identification Bureau
D & D Drunk & Disorderly NIM National Intelligence Model
DI/DInsp Detective Inspector N/T No Trace
D & I Drunk & Incapable OBS Observation
D/L Driving Licence OIC Officer in Charge/Command
DNA Deoxyribo-Nucleic Acid Ops Operations
DOB Date of Birth OST Officer Safety Training
DPP Director of Public Prosecutions PACE Police and Criminal Evidence Act
DS/DSgt Detective Sergeant PC Police Constable
DSU Dedicated Source Uniat (as per RIPA/CHIS) PCSO Police Community Support Officer
DSupt Detective Superintendent PDF Personal Descriptive Form
DVLA Driver Vehicle Licensing Authority PDR Personal Development Record/Review
DVU Domestic Violence Unit PNB Pocket Note Book
EGT Evidence Gathering Team PNC Police National Computer
EMAS East Midlands Ambulance Service PNCID Police National Computer Identification Number
Elvis Vehicle Recovery System PRECONS Previous Convictions
PSD Professional standards department SWOT Model used in assessing options to address
PS/PSgt Police Sergeant situations resolve problems
PSH Person Susceptible to harm SYP South Yorkshire Police
PSU Police Support Unit TA Tactical Advisor
P/Staff Police Staff TFMV Theft from Motor Vehicle
PSV Police Support Volunteer TIC Taken Into Consideration
PYO Persistent Young Offender (In respect of sentencing)
RTC Road Traffic Collision TWOC Taking Without Consent
RTI Road Traffic Incident (Concerning motor vehicles)
Sarah’s Law Child Sex offender Disclosure Scheme U or U/K Unknown
SARC Sexual Assault Referral Centre UNISON Professional Body representing
SB Special Branch Police Support Staff
SC Special Constable URN Unique Reference Number
SIO Senior Investigating Officer USI Unlawful Sexual Intercourse
SNT Safer Neighbourhood Team VEH Vehicle
SOCO Scenes of Crime Officer VEL Vehicle Excise Licence
(This is being replaced by SSO) VIN Vehicle Identification Number (PNC Facility)
SOLO Sexual Offences Liaison Officer (see SOIT) VISOR Violent Sex Offenders Registar
SPOC Single Point of Contact VRM Vehicle Registration Mark
S/Insp Special Inspector WM Wanted/Missing
S/Sgt Special Sergeant YOT Youth Offending Team
Supt Superintendent