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GROS Strategic Corporate, General and Key Business Objectives for 2007-08

2. Glossary

Various acronyms are in common use within the Department. A list of these is given below.

CPB

Census Programme Board

CSD

Corporate Services Division

DIGROS

the Digital Imaging of the Genealogical Records of Scotland's people

DWP

Department for Work and Pensions

ECDL

European Computer Driving Licence

FER

Forward Electronic Register

FOI

Freedom of Information

GIS

Geographic Information Service

GSI

Government Secure Internet

GSX

Government Secure Extranet

ICT

Information and Communications Technology

IS

Information Systems

LEARS

Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services

NAS

National Archives of Scotland

NHSCR

National Health Service Central Register

NISRA

Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency

NRH

New Register House

ONS

Office for National Statistics

RD

Registration District

RDBMS

Relational Database Management System

SCROL

Scotland’s Census Results On-Line

SE

Scottish Executive

SFHS

Scottish Family History Service

SR2007

Spending Review 2007

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