Commonly Used Acronyms ABCD Asset Based Community Development AC Aberdeenshire Council ACRE Action with Communities in Rural England acre.org.uk ACVO Aberdeen Council of Voluntary Organisations acvo.org.uk AFPR Aberdeenshire Rural Partnership Forum www.ruralpartnerships.co.uk ASN Additional Support Needs ATSW Aberdeenshire Third Sector Week AVA Aberdeenshire Voluntary Action www.avashire.org.uk BDP Buchan Development Partnership BG Business Gateway BID Business Improvement District BPL Banffshire Partnership Limited BRASS Business Reliance and Sustainability Scheme Aberdeenshire Council funding scheme CAP Community Action Plan CAT Community Asset Transfer CC Community Council CD Community Development CE Community Empowerment CEA Community Empowerment Act CED Community Economic Development CIA Community Impact Assessments CIG Community Initiative Grant CLD / Community Learning & Development CL&D CLDSC Community Learning & Development Standards Council (Scotland) CoI Conflict of Interest CPO Community Planning Officer CTs Community Trusts DTAS Development Trusts Association Scotland dtascot.org.uk ECS Education and Children’ Services FP Formartine Partnership GLCP Garioch Local Community Planning Group GO Grampian Opportunities grampianopportunities.org.uk HIE Highland and Island Enterprise HSE Health and Safety Executive www.hse.gov.uk IJB Integrated Joint Board The Garioch Partnership is recognised as a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO), Scottish Charity No: SC043548 ISC Infrastructure Services Committee KDP Kincardineshire Development Partnership www.kdp.scot LA Local Authority LARGS Local Authority Resilience Group for Scotland LDP Local Development Plan LLCP Local Learning Communities Partnerships MAP Marr Area Partnership www.marrareapartnership.org.uk MoA Memorandum of Association MSN Multiple Support Needs OSCR Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator www.oscr.org.uk PTA Parent Teacher Association RRP Regional Resilience Partnership SCF Supporting Communities Fund SCIO Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation SCVO Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations scvo.org.uk SEFAB Scottish Emergency Funding Advisory Board SFRS Scottish Fire and Rescue Service SLA Service Level Agreement SLT Strategic Leadership Team SNA Strategic Needs Assessment SRA Scottish Rural Action SRDP Scottish Rural Development Fund SRN Scottish Rural Network TGP The Garioch Partnership gariochpartnership.org.uk ToR Terms of Reference TSI Third Sector Interface TSSG Third Sector Strategy Group VSRP Voluntary Sector Resilience Partnership .