Glossary

Achieving Best Evidence (ABE) is UK guidance for police and professionals to conduct video-recorded interviews with vulnerable or intimidated witnesses, including children, for criminal proceedings. It aims to gather high-quality,...

Ableism refers to discrimination, prejudice, or social bias against people with disabilities, based on the belief that non‑disabled people are inherently superior. This includes attitudes, actions, structures, or policies that...

An AI chatbot is a computer program that uses artificial intelligence to respond to questions in everyday language, in a way that feels like a conversation. It is designed to...

Attunement with babies is the process of a caregiver being emotionally aware of, and responsive to, an infant’s needs, moods, and signals, which builds secure attachment and emotional regulation. It involves...

Autism is a lifelong neurodivergence and disability. – not an illness, disorder or disease. People who are autistic communicate and interact differently with the world. Autism influences how people experience...

A Covert Authorities Bureau (CAB) is a specialized unit in UK law enforcement/intelligence that centrally manages and ensures legal compliance for all covert operations (like surveillance, informants), handling the administrative...

A national, independent public body in England that safeguards and promotes the welfare of children involved in family court proceedings by representing children’s interests and advising the courts on what...

The Child Abuse Image Database (CAID) is a secure national database of images, videos and metadata of illegal Child Sexual Abuse Materials (CSAM) acquired by UK police and the National...

NHS services that assess and treat children and young people who are experiencing emotional, behavioural or mental health difficulties, providing specialist support to improve their mental health and wellbeing. CAMHS...

CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection) is a UK law enforcement agency, part of the National Crime Agency (NCA), dedicated to protecting children from sexual abuse and exploitation, both online...