| ACPO |
Association of Chief Police Officers |
| AML |
Anti Money Laundering |
| ARA |
Asset Recovery Agency |
| ARS |
Asset Recovery System |
| BBA |
British Bankers Association |
| CENTAUR |
HMC&E's Data Repository and Information Computer which holds information
and intelligence on suspects or cases which fall within HMC&E assigned
matters |
| CICFA |
Concerted Inter-Agency Criminal Finances Action Group |
| CPIA |
Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act |
| CSV |
Comma Separated Variable |
| DFID |
Department for International Development |
| DPA |
Data Protection Act |
| DTOA |
The Drug Trafficking Offences Act 1986 |
| DWP |
Department of Work and Pensions |
| ECHR |
European Convention of Human Rights |
| EGMONT |
An International working group of Financial Intelligence Units from around the
world |
| ELMER |
The database used by NCA PoC to hold SAR information |
| FAQs |
Frequently asked questions |
| FATF |
Financial Action Task Force |
| FFIN |
Financial Fraud Information Network |
| FFIU |
Foreign Financial Intelligence Unit |
| FI |
Financial Investigator |
| FIU |
Financial Intelligence Unit and Financial Investigation Unit |
| FOI |
Freedom of Information Act |
| FSA |
Financial Services Authority |
| FSMA |
The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 |
| HMG |
Her Majesty's Government |
| HMRC |
Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs |
| IFA |
Independent Financial Adviser |
| JMLSG |
Joint Money Laundering Steering Group |
| KYC |
Know Your Customer |
| LEA |
Law Enforcement Agency |
| ML |
Money Laundering |
| MLAC |
Money Laundering Advisory Committee |
| MLIT |
Money Laundering Investigation Team |
| MLRO |
Money Laundering Reporting Officer |
| MLRs |
The Money Laundering Regulations 1993 (or 'the Regulations') |
| MSB |
Money Service Bureau |
| NCA |
National Crime Agency |
| NCIS |
National Criminal Intelligence Service |
| NCS |
National Crime Squad |
| NIM |
National Intelligence Model |
| NTFIU |
National Terrorist Financial Investigation Unit |
| OECD |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| PII |
Public Interest Immunity |
| PNC |
Police National Computer |
| PoCA |
The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 |
| PSNI |
Police Service Northern Ireland |
| PSU |
Professional Standards Unit |
| PTA |
Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989 |
| RAF |
Recovered Assets Fund |
| SAR |
Suspicious Activity Report |
| SB |
Special Branch |
| SDEA |
Scottish Drug Enforcement Agency |
| SFI |
The Financial Intelligence Section of the Intelligence Services Division of NCA |
| SMLU |
Scottish Money Laundering Unit |
| SOCA |
Serious Organised Crime Agency |
| SPOC |
Single Point of Contact |
| SS |
Security Services |
| TFT |
Terrorist Finance Team |
| URN |
Unique Reference Number |
| VAT |
Value Added Tax |