The following may be useful, especially for faith representatives on public bodies and partnerships. Please note that acronyms change and are added to frequently, and the list below is not comprehensive.

ACRE - Action for Communities in Rural England [in the East of England, local ACREs are members of RAE]

BME - Black and Minority Ethnic

CABx - Citizens’ Advice Bureaux

CDF - Community Development Foundation

CDRPs - Crime and Reduction Partnerships

COVER - Community & Voluntary Forum: Eastern Region

CPRE - Campaign to Protect Rural England

CRE - Commission for Racial Equality (now being superseded by CEHR)

DCA - Dept for Constitutional Affairs

DCLG - Dept for Communities and Local Government (now known as CLG)

DEFRA - Dept for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

DfES - Dept for Education and Skills

DfT - Dept for Transport

DH - Dept of Health

DTI - Dept of Trade and Industry

DWP - Dept of Work and Pensions

EEDA - East of England Development Agency

EERA - East of England Regional Assembly

EHRC - Equality and Human Rights Commission Rights

ESF - European Social Fund

ESOL - English Spoken as Other Language

FCCBF - Faith Communities Capacity Building Fund

HSE - Health and Safety Executive

ICT - Information and Communication Technology

LA - Local Authority

LEA - Local Education Authority

LGA - Local Government Association

MENTER - Black & Minority Network Eastern Region

NCVO - National Council for Voluntary Organisations

PCT - Primary Care Trust

PSA - Public Service Agreement

RAE - Rural Action East

RRF - Regional Resilience Forum

RSL - Registered Social Landlord

SME - Small or medium sized enterprise

VCS - Voluntary and Community Sector

VYSER - Voluntary Youth Service Eastern Region

Acknowledgements

Particular thanks for material and ideas from:

Emergency Preparedness, HM Government; Faith Groups and Community Work, Essex County Council; Keeping it Together, Steve Miller, Faith and Community Development Programme.