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D - Acronyms and Glossary (Children, Schools & Families)
Scroll down to find the acronym you require. Those acronyms which appear in Italics have been superseded and are reference only.
| Acronym | Meaning |
|---|---|
| D&T | Design and Technology |
| DA | District Audit – Body which monitors use of public funds |
| DAT | Drug Action Team |
| DCSF | Department for Children, Schools and Families (formerly the DFES, Department for Education and Skills) |
| DCT | Disabled Childrens Team |
| DDA | Disability Discrimination Act 1995 |
| DDC | Dacorum District Council |
| DEO | District Education Officer – a term used when the Education Department used to have several divisional area based offices |
| DES | Department of Education and Science (now DfES) |
| DETR | Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions |
| DFE | Department of Education (now DfES) |
| DfEE | Department for Education and Employment (now DfES) – Government policy who set educational legislation |
| DfES | Department for Education and Skills (formerly DFE,DfEE, DES and Ministry of Education) |
| DH | Department of Health |
| DI | Detective Inspector |
| DipSW | Diploma in Social Work |
| Disagreement Arrangements | All local education authorities (Children, Schools and Families in Hertfordshire) must provide arrangements to help prevent or resolve disagreements between parents whose children have special educational needs, and the local authority or a school. They must include an independent element, and are designed to bring together the different parties in an informal way to seek to resolve the disagreement through discussion. Using these arrangements is voluntary and does not in any way affect the rights to appeal to the SEN tribunal |
| DLA | Disability Living Allowance |
| DMO | Designated Medical Officer – in health authority (usually paediatrician)re: SEN |
| DOB | Date of Birth |
| DoE | Duke of Edinburgh’s scheme – organised from within the Youth Service |
| DoE | Department of the Environment – now DETR |
| DoH | Department of Health |
| DPPC | Diploma Playgroup Practice Course – childcare qualification |
| DPQS | Diploma Playgroup Qualified Staff (now DPPC) |
| DPU | Departmental Personnel Unit |
| DR | Disagreement Resolution |
| Draft statement | The initial statement sent out to parents by the Named Officer for comments – also referred to as the proposed statement. |
| DS | Detective Sergeant |
| DSA | Disabled Students Allowance – grant for disabled students |
| DSO | Direct Service Organisation |
| DSP | Designated Senior Person |
| DSS | Director of Social Services – a statutory role – this is the Director of Adult Care Services, although Childrens, Schools and Families are responsible for child related enquiries. |
| DT | Designated Teacher |
| DVHCU | Police Domestic Violence and Hate Crime Unit |
| DVLO | Police Domestic Volience Liaison Office |
| DVU | Domestic Violence Unit |
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