| 1968 Act | Criminal Appeal Act 1968 |
| 1974 Act | Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 |
| 1983 Act | Nuclear Material (Offences) Act 1983 |
| 1997 Act | Police Act 1997 |
| 1998 Act | Crime and Disorder Act 1998 |
| 2000 Act | Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 |
| 2003 Act | Criminal Justice Act 2003 |
| ASBOs | Anti-Social Behaviour Orders including orders made under section 1B or 1C of the 1998 Act |
| CPS | Crown Prosecution Service |
| DPP | Director of Public Prosecutions |
| DWP | Department of Work and Pensions |
| ERS | Early removal scheme |
| HDC | Home detention curfew |
| HMCS | Her Majesty's Court Service |
| HMIC | Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary |
| HMRC | Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs |
| IPCC | Independent Police Complaints Commission |
| ISO | Individual support order |
| ISS | Intensive Supervision and Surveillance |
| ISSP | Intensive Supervision and Surveillance Programme |
| LSC | Legal Services Commission |
| NOMS | National Offender Management Service |
| PAT | Police appeals tribunal |
| PPO | Prisons and Probation Ombudsman |
| SSO | Suspended Sentence Order |
| VOOs | Violent offender orders |
| YOT | Youth offending team |
| YRO | Youth rehabilitation order |
|
