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The complete index — 1025 UK policing acronyms and terms, page 13 of 21.
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- Multi-agency communicationsAPPStandards
- Collaboration between various agencies to share information and coordinate responses during operations or investigations.
- Multi-agency public protection (MAPP)APPStandards
- A framework for inter-agency collaboration in managing higher-risk offenders.
- MAPPAMulti-Agency Public Protection ArrangementsLegal
- A framework for managing dangerous offenders in the community, involving police, prison, and probation services working together.
- Multi-agency public protection arrangements (MAPPA)APPStandards
- A framework for managing sexual and violent offenders involving multiple agencies.
- Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conferences (MARAC)APPStandards
- Meetings where information is shared about victims of domestic abuse to facilitate a coordinated response.
- Multi-agency risk assessment conferences for domestic abuse (MARAC)APPStandards
- MARACs are meetings where agencies share information on the highest-risk domestic abuse cases to coordinate actions that improve victim safety and manage perpetrator behaviour.
- Multi-agency safeguarding hub (MASH)APPStandards
- A collaborative approach to assess and manage safeguarding concerns.
- Multi-agency safeguarding hubs (MASA)APPStandards
- Collaborative structures established to facilitate joint working and safeguarding arrangements.
- mustAPPStandards
- It is to be interpreted as to mean 'has to' or is 'required by law or code of practice'.
- National Business Crime Centre (NBCC)APPStandards
- A body that supports police forces in developing practices to tackle business crime.
- NCANational Crime AgencyOrganisation
- The UK law enforcement agency that leads the fight against serious and organised crime, including human trafficking, drug trafficking, and cybercrime.
- National Crime Agency (NCA)APPStandards
- An agency that tackles serious and organised crime.
- National Crime Recording Standard (NCRS)APPStandards
- Promotes consistency between police forces in how to record crime and in providing a victim-oriented approach to crime recording.
- NDMNational Decision ModelStandards
- The primary decision-making framework used by UK police. A six-stage model that helps officers make and record proportionate decisions.
- National Decision Model (NDM)APPStandards
- A decision-making model used throughout the police service to assist operational officers, planners, advisors and commanders managing their response.
- National Firearms Licensing Management System (NFLMS)APPStandards
- The system used to record and manage firearms licensing applications.
- National HighwaysAPPStandards
- Responsible for operating, maintaining, and improving the strategic road network in England.
- National interagency liaison officers (NILOs)APPStandards
- Security vetted, trained and identifiable emergency responders from the fire and rescue service, ambulance service, HM Coastguard, military and police.
- NIENational Investigators ExamCareer
- The examination officers must pass to become accredited detectives under PIP Level 2, covering criminal law, evidence, and investigative procedures.
- National Management CentreAPPStandards
- The Police Digital Service’s National Management Centre (NMC) is the national centre of expertise dedicated to protecting police forces across the UK against cybercrime.
- national minimum wageAPPStandards
- The lowest amount a worker can be paid legally by their employer.
- National Offender Management Service (NOMS)APPStandards
- Agency responsible for managing offenders.
- NPASNational Police Air ServiceSpecialist Roles
- The centralised police aviation service providing helicopter and fixed-wing support to all forces across England and Wales.
- NPCCNational Police Chiefs CouncilOrganisation
- The body that brings together chief police officers to coordinate operations, reform, and develop policing nationally.
- National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC)APPStandards
- The council that represents chief officers of territorial police forces in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, which sets guidelines and standards for police training.
- National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC)APPStandards
- The council responsible for policing leadership in the UK.
- National Police Coordination Centre (NPoCC)APPStandards
- Coordinates police mutual aid and ensures a consistent response to incidents across the UK.
- National Police Firearms Training Curriculum (NPFTC)APPStandards
- Not hyperlinked, access is restricted to authorised members of the police service.
- NPPFNational Police Promotion FrameworkCareer
- The framework governing the promotion process for police officers from constable to superintendent, including examinations and work-based assessment.
- National police systemAPPStandards
- A system classified as having national significance, requiring specific validation and risk management processes.
- National Probation ServiceAPPStandards
- The service that supervises high-risk offenders released into the community.
- National protest operational advice document (POAD)APPStandards
- A document providing guidance reviewed in light of HMICFRS reports and changes in public order legislation.
- National referral mechanism (NRM)APPStandards
- A framework for identifying victims of modern slavery and ensuring they receive appropriate support.
- National Wildlife Crime Unit (NWCU)APPStandards
- An agency that provides advice and resources related to wildlife crime.
- neglectAPPStandards
- Failure to provide for a child's basic physical, emotional, medical or educational needs.
- Non-attributableAPPStandards
- Information that is for use but non-attributable may be published but cannot be attributed to the source.
- non-attributable background briefingAPPStandards
- A briefing that is reportable but not attributable to a named police source.
- Non-crime hate incidentAPPStandards
- Any incident where a crime has not been committed, but where it is perceived to be motivated by hostility or prejudice.
- Non-Crime Hate IncidentsAPPStandards
- Incidents perceived by the reporting person to be motivated by hostility, which do not constitute a crime.
- Non-reportableAPPStandards
- Non-reportable information is provided to the media on the basis (by prior agreement) that it is for guidance only and not for publication or broadcast.
- non-reportable background briefingAPPStandards
- A briefing where all disseminated information is for guidance or direction and not immediately reportable by media.
- Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals ServiceAPPStandards
- Agency responsible for courts and tribunals in Northern Ireland.
- Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS)APPStandards
- Agency responsible for the operation of prisons in Northern Ireland.
- NPCC Police Dog StandardAPPStandards
- National Police Chiefs' Council Standard for Police Dogs