Glossary of Abbreviations
A guide to the many abreviations that you will come accross relating to the council, its partners and government.
| Abbreviation | Meaning |
| ABREEF | Argyll and Bute Regional Environmental Education Forum |
| ACHB | Argyll and Clyde Health Board |
| ADA | Against Domestic Abuse Group |
| ADG | Area Development Group |
| AIE | Argyll and the Islands Enterprise |
| AILLST | Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and the Trossachs Tourist Board |
| BVR | Best Value Regime |
| C&LS | Corporate and Legal Services |
| COAB | Commercial Operations Advisory Board |
| CoSLA | Convention of Scottish Local Authorities |
| CRPM | Conference des Regions Peripheriques Maritimes d'Europe |
| CVS | Council for Voluntary Service |
| DES | Development and Environment Services |
| EFQM | European Foundation for Quality Management |
| EJCC | Employee Joint Consultative Committee |
| GAE | Grant Aided Expenditure |
| GRAB | Group for Recycling in Argyll and Bute |
| H&SW | Housing and Social Work |
| HIE | Highlands and Islands Enterprise |
| KPI's | Key Performance Indicators |
| LHCC | Local Health Care Co-operatives |
| MACCA | Mid Argyll Community Care Association |
| MAKI | Mid Argyll, Kintyre and Islay |
| NADA | North Atlantic Development Agency |
| NMEC | New Millennium Experience Company |
| OLI | Oban, Lorn and the Isles |
| PI's | Performance Indicators |
| PIN | Public Involvment Network |
| RIWG | Rural Issues Working Group |
| SEPA | Scottish Environmental Protection Agency |
| SINA | Special Islands Needs Allowance |
| SIP | Social Inclusion Partnership |
| SIP SMG | Social Inclusion Partnership Strategic Management Group |
| SIP A.B.C Group | Social Inclusion Partnership Argyll and Bute Council Heads of Service Group |
| SLGIU | Scottish Local Government Information Unit |
| SLPU | Scotiish Low Pay Unit |
| SNH | Scottish Natural Heritage |
| SPT | Strathclyde Passenger Transport |
| T&P | Transportation and Property |
| TAF | Technical Advisers Forum |
| UHI | University of the Highlands and Islands |
| WPLGFS | Working Party on Local Government Finance in Scotland |
| SCAG | Scottish Census Advisory Group |
| SIRIG | Social Inclusion Research and Intelligence Group |
