Within any sector people develop a shortened way of communicating using Jargon.  This Jargon can exclude people and so here we have started a Jargon Buster.  Feel free to register and edit this page.

ACEVO -  Association of Chief executives of Voluntary Organisations

AWM  - Advantage West Midlands Ithe regional development agency)

BASSAC - British Association of  Settlements and Social Action Centres

BERR - Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform

BRAP  - Birmingham Race Action partnership

CAA - Comprehensive Area Assessment

CDF - Community Development Foundation

CDX - Community Development Exchange

CLG - Department for Communities and Local Government

CSIP - Care Services Improvement partnership

CVS - Council for Voluntary Service

EIB - Economic Inclusion Board

EVC - Every Voice Counts (REP)

DoH - Department of Health

DTA - Development Trusts Agency

DWM - Destination West Midlands

DWP - Department for Works and Pensions

GOWM - Government office of the West Midlands

G:UP - Growing Up in the West Midlands

IDea - Improvement and Development Agency

LA - Local Authority

LAA - Local Authority Agreement

LGA - Local Government Association

LSC (1) - Learning and Skills Council

LSC (2) - Legal Services Commission (Legal Aid)

LSP - Local Strategic Partnership

NACAB - National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux

NAVCA - National Association of Voluntary and Community Action

NCVO - National Council of Voluntary Organisations

NI - National Indicator e.g. NI16 NI17 etc.

OSG - Other stakeholders groups (part of the Regional Assembly)

OTS - Office of the Third Sector

PCT - primary Care Trust

PSA - Public Sector Agreement

SCED - Social Capital and Equality and Diversity Partnership

RegenWM - Regeneration West Midlands

REP - Regional Empowerment Partnership (EVC)

RES - Regional Economic Strategy (replaced by RIS)

RIEP - Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnership - now WMIEP

RIS - Regional Integrated Strategy - RES + transport, housing and planning strategy

RVSNF - Regional Voluntary Social Networks Forum

SEWM - Social Enterprise West Midlands

SHA - Strategic Health Authority

SNR - Sub National Review

SWM - Sustainability West Midlands

VCS - Voluntary and Community Sector

WMIEP - West Midlands Improvement and Efficency Partnership

WMRA - West Midlands Regional Assembly

WMEN - West Midlands European Network

WMREAB - West Midlands Race Equality Advisory Board

WMRO - West Midlands Regional Observatory

WMSIP - West Midlands Specialist Infrastructure Partnership