ACPP    African Conflict Prevention Pool

AFPS    Armed Forces Pension Scheme

AME    Annually Managed Expenditure

ASF    African Standby Force

AU    African Union

CCF    Combined Cadet Force

DE    Defence Estates

DE&S    Defence Equipment and Support

DEL    Departmental Expenditure Limit

DfID    Department for International Development

DRC    Democratic Republic of the Congo

ECOWAS  Economic Community of West African States

FCO    Foreign and Commonwealth Office

GCPP    Global Conflict Prevention Pool

GEP    Government's Expenditure Plans

GNI    Gross National Income

HMG    Her Majesty's Government

HQ    Headquarters

IBAN    International Board of Auditors for NATO

IMATC  International Mine Action Training Centre

IMATT  International Military Advisory and Training Team

JFAI    Joint Formal Acceptance Inspection

MoD    Ministry of Defence

MoG    Machinery of Government

NATO    North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

NSIP    NATO Security Investment Programme

OCS    Operating Cost Statement

PEOWP  Public Expenditure Outturn White Paper

PFI    Private Finance Initiative

PSA    Public Service Agreement

PSO    Peace Support Operations

RfR    Request for Resources

RN    Royal Navy

SBSO    Single Balance Sheet Owner

SCAPE    Superannuation Contribution Adjusted for Past Experience

SR04    Spending Review 2004

SSR    Security Sector Reform

TLB    Top Level Budget

UN    United Nations