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The complete index — 1025 UK policing acronyms and terms, page 7 of 21.
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- Economic AbuseAPPStandards
- Behaviour that has a substantial adverse effect on the victim’s ability to acquire, use or maintain money or other property; obtain goods or services.
- EffectivenessAPPStandards
- a measure of the professionalism, competence and integrity evident in the police response to an incident.
- Electoral CommissionAPPStandards
- An independent body overseeing the integrity of the electoral process.
- Electoral registration officer (ERO)APPStandards
- A council officer responsible for maintaining the register of electors.
- Electoral services manager (ESM)APPStandards
- An officer who advises the ERO and returning officer on electoral matters.
- EmbargoedAPPStandards
- Embargoed information is shared on the understanding that it is not to be published or broadcast until after a specified event or time.
- EmergencyAPPStandards
- An event or situation that threatens serious damage to human welfare in a place in the UK, the environment of a place in the UK, or the security of the UK or of a place in the UK.
- Emergency Protection Order (EPO)APPStandards
- An order that allows medical examinations of a child without needing consent from the child or parents.
- Emotional abuseAPPStandards
- Persistent emotional maltreatment of a child causing severe adverse effects on their emotional development.
- Environmental factorsAPPStandards
- An external element that affects LFR application performance, such as dim lighting, glare, rain or mist.
- Environmental Protection Act 1990APPStandards
- Legislation that includes provisions for the seizure of vehicles used to commit relevant offences.
- Equality Act 2010APPStandards
- Legislation that protects against discrimination in the workplace and wider society.
- Equality impact assessment (EIA)APPStandards
- An assessment conducted to ensure compliance with equality legislation.
- European Arrest Warrant (EAW)APPStandards
- A European agreement for extradition of individuals between member states.
- European Convention on Human RightsAPPStandards
- The convention that outlines fundamental human rights and freedoms that must be respected by public authorities.
- European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)APPStandards
- An international treaty to protect human rights and political freedoms in Europe.
- European Economic Area (EEA)APPStandards
- An area that includes the member states of the EU and also Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
- European Union (EU)APPStandards
- A political and economic union of 27 member states located primarily in Europe.
- EvacuationAPPStandards
- Moving people away from danger to a safe location.
- excluded materialAPPStandards
- Personal records held in confidence acquired in the course of a trade or business.
- ExhibitsAPPStandards
- Physical evidence collected during an investigation that needs to be managed for continuity and integrity.
- Exhibits OfficerAPPStandards
- An officer responsible for managing evidence in serious or complex investigations.
- Expert Advisors (EAs)APPStandards
- Specialist individuals who provide independent advice and expertise during investigations.
- ExploitationAPPStandards
- Defined in section 3 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and includes slavery, servitude, sexual exploitation, and securing services by force, threats, or deception.
- External referralAPPStandards
- Used where one agency refers concerns for a child to another agency with an expectation that action is required and that the action will be reviewed.
- Faces per frameAPPStandards
- A configurable setting that determines the number of faces that can be analysed by the LFR application in each video frame.
- Facial recognitionAPPStandards
- This technology works by analysing key facial features and comparing them against known faces in a database.
- False alertAPPStandards
- When it is determined by the operator that the probe image is not the same as the candidate image in the watchlist.
- False alert rate (FAR)APPStandards
- The number of individuals not on the watchlist who generate a false alert as a proportion of the total number of people who pass through the zone of recognition.
- False negative (missed alert)APPStandards
- Where a person on the watchlist passes through the zone of recognition but no alert is generated.
- Family and friends’ reception centre (FFRC)APPStandards
- A secure place for family and friends of people involved in an incident to access information and support.
- Family annihilationAPPStandards
- Cases where an individual kills members of their immediate family.
- Family liaisonAPPStandards
- A police function to support families and ensure effective investigations in mass fatality incidents.
- Family Liaison and Coordination of Support Services (FLACSS)APPStandards
- An organization that offers support and advice to victims of sudden or violent bereavement.
- FLOFamily Liaison OfficerSpecialist Roles
- A trained officer deployed to support bereaved families during major investigations, acting as a key link between the family and the investigation team.
- Family Liaison Officer (FLO)APPStandards
- Act as a primary point of contact for bereaved families.
- Fast-track actionsAPPStandards
- Immediate actions taken to establish critical facts and preserve evidence in an investigation.
- Female genital mutilationAPPStandards
- A collective term for procedures where female genital organs are injured for non-medical reasons.
- Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)APPStandards
- A procedure where the female genital organs are injured or changed and there is no medical reason for this.
- FGM Protection Order (FGMPO)APPStandards
- A civil law measure which may be made for the purposes of protecting a girl at risk of FGM or protecting a girl against whom an FGM offence has been committed.
- FIMFIMAPPStandards
- Force Incident Manager, overseeing incident management at the force level.
- Financial intelligence officer (FIO)APPStandards
- Officers who manage financial intelligence and require specific training.
- Financial investigationAPPStandards
- Any investigation into a person or person’s financial matters.
- Financial investigator (FI)APPStandards
- An officer involved in confiscation investigations, trained in financial crime.
- firearmsAPPStandards
- weapons designed to discharge projectile ammunition.
- Firearms Act 1968APPStandards
- Key legislation governing firearms licensing activities.