| Abbreviation |
Meaning |
Explanation |
| APEX |
|
An organisation which helps
prisoners to find employment after release. |
| BASIL |
Anti-Bullying Strategy in HMI
Longriggend. |
|
| DAT |
Drug Action Team |
|
| EMLO |
Ethnic Minorities Liaison Officer
|
A member of SPS staff with
additional responsibility for the care of ethnic minority prisoners. |
| FAI |
Fatal Accident Inquiry |
|
| FAM |
Finance and Accounts Management |
Computer Package for SPIN |
| FCDO |
Family Contact Development
Officer |
A member of SPS staff with
additional responsibility for dealing with prisoners’ families. |
| GIC |
Governor In Charge |
The most senior manager in an
establishment |
| HMP |
Her Majesty’s Prison |
Establishment for adults |
| HMYOI |
Her Majesty’s Young
Offenders’ Institution |
Establishment for those under 21
years of age |
| I/C |
In Charge |
Usually attached to a title e.g.
Governor I/C |
| IIP |
Investors In People |
|
| IMDP |
Individual Management Development
Programme |
A programme of study and
development for selected staff to increase their management skills. |
| IT |
Information Technology |
Computers and other electronic
devices which store and ease the manipulation or speed the transfer of information. |
| LRC |
Local Review Committee |
Now defunct part of the parole
system. |
| MDT |
Mandatory Drug Testing |
Compulsory urine analysis of a
random sample of prisoners |
| MO |
Medical Officer |
|
| NO |
Nurse Officer |
The old term for a prison nurse
now "Nurse Practitioner" |
| NSS |
New Staffing Structure |
The structure resulting from the
SSR |
| PAD |
Person(s) Awaiting Deportation
|
|
| PRS |
Prisoner Record System |
Computer Package for SPIN |
| Sacro |
Scottish Association for the Care
and Resettlement of Offenders |
A voluntary organisation |
| SPIN |
Scottish Prisons Information
Network |
SPS dedicated secure computer
network |
| SPS |
Scottish Prison Service |
|
| SRO |
Supervised Release Order |
|
| SSI |
Staffing Structure Implementation
|
|
| SSR |
Staffing Structure Review |
Review of staffing and management
structure carried out in 1993-94 |
| SSS |
Strict Suicidal Supervision
|
The measures taken to reduce the
risk of a prisoner successfully committing suicide. |
| STOP |
|
A programme at HMP Peterhead
which challenges sex-offenders. |
| SVQ |
Scottish Vocational Qualification
|
A nationally recognised,
externally moderated scheme which credits competence displayed in the workplace as a
result of training. |
| TFF |
Training For Freedom |
A programme centred on a hostel
which allows very low risk prisoners near the end of a long sentence to have a controlled
taste of work and freedom prior to release. |
| TUS |
Trades Union Side |
The representatives of the
recognised Trades Unions within the SPS. |
| VC |
Visiting Committee |
Statutory body of lay members who
carry out unannounced visits to prisons. |
