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KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS

The abbreviations following an entry in the Directory indicate that the publisher has been informed by the company concerned that a Director, Proprietor, Partner or Member of Staff of that organisation is a member/associate member/fellow, etc. of the following professional bodies at the time of going to press. Users should satisfy themselves that such membership is still valid and in force at the time of instruction:

  • A
  • AAN Attorneys Access Network
  • ABI Association of British Investigators Ltd
  • ACEA Association of Civil Enforcement Agencies (See also, CIVEA)
  • ACFE Association of Certificated Fraud Examiners
  • ACG The Anti-Counterfeiting Group
  • ACII Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute
  • ALDONYS Association of Licensed Detectives of New York State
  • APA American Polygraph Association
  • API Academy of Professional Investigation
  • ASC Association of Security Consultants
  • ASIS American Society of Industrial Security
  • B
  • BA/BSc Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree
  • BAG/BAGp British Agents Group
  • BAIPS British Association of Investigators & Process Servers
  • BBA British Bodyguard Association
  • BCC British Chambers of Commerce
  • BPA British Polygraph Association
  • BSI British Standards Institution
  • C
  • CBA - now renamed ESA
  • CCA Consumer Credit Association
  • CCUA The Civil Court Users Association
  • CEAA Certificated Enforcement Agents Association
  • CICM Chartered Institute of Credit Management (formerly Institute of Credit Management)
  • CIVEA The Civil Enforcement Association
  • CII Council of International Investigators
  • CILEX Chartered Institute of Legal Executives
  • CMI Chartered Management Institute
  • CPA Cyprus Police Association
  • CSA Credit Services Association
  • E
  • ECTA European Communities Trademark Association
  • EFPI European Federation of Professional Investigators
  • ELG E Legal Gathering
  • EPIC Ex Police in Industry & Commerce
  • ESA Enforcement Services Association
  • EWI Expert Witness Institute/li>
  • ExMet CID A Ex Metropolitan Police CID Offiers Association
  • F
  • FAP Fraud Advisory Panel
  • FAPS Find a Process Server
  • FCA Financial Conduct Authority
  • FS Fingerprint Society
  • FSB Federation of Small Businesses
  • FSS Forensic Science Society
  • H
  • HCEOA High Court Enforcement Officers Association
  • I
  • IAATI International Association of Auto Theft Investigators
  • IACP International Association of Chiefs of Police
  • IAIFA International Association of Insurance Fraud Agencies Inc.
  • ICM Institute of Credit Management
  • IFIG Insurance Fraud Investigation Group
  • IISec International Institute of Security
  • IKD Internationale Kommission der Detektivverberbande
  • ILEX Institute of Legal Executives
  • IMGt - see MCMI
  • INTA International Trademark Association
  • IOD Institute of Directors
  • IoP Institute of Paralegals
  • IPA International Police Association
  • IPI Institute of Professional Investigators
  • IPSA International Professional Security Association
  • ISOPE International Society of Polygraph Examiners
  • ITMA Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys
  • IWO Institute of Welfare Officers
  • J
  • JSN Justice Support Network
  • L
  • Law Soc Exp Wit Law Society Expert Witness
  • M
  • MARQUES The Association of European Trade Mark Owners
  • MBE Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
  • MCICM Member of the Chartered Institute of Credit Management
  • MCMI Member of the Chartered Management Institute
  • MGPI Medina Guild of Private Investigators
  • N
  • NAFI National Association of Fraud Investigators
  • NAIPS National Association of Investigators & Process Servers
  • NAIS Global Investigators Network
  • NAPBS National Association of Professional Background Screeners
  • NAPI National Association of Private Investigation
  • NAPPS National Association of Professional Process Servers
  • NARPO National Association of Retired Police Officers
  • NASDU National Association of Security Dog Users
  • NIRPOA Northern Ireland Retired Police Officer' Association
  • P
  • PIRC Private Investigators Registration Council
  • PTMG Pharmaceutical Trade Marks Group
  • P
  • PIRC Private Investigators Registration Council
  • PTMG Pharmaceutical Trade Marks Group
  • R
  • RMPA Royal Military Police Association
  • RPOAS Retired Police Officers Association Scotland
  • S
  • SAI Scottish Association of Investigators
  • SAPI Streetwise Association of Private Investigators
  • SCI Security Consortium International
  • SCIP Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals
  • SIA Security Industry Authority
  • SMASO Society of Messengers-at-Arms & Sheriffs Officers (Scotland)
  • SOA - now renamed HCEOA
  • Syl The Security Institute
  • SoG Society of Genealogists
  • U
  • UKPIN UK Professional Investigators Network
  • UKPSA UK Process Servers Association
  • UKPSN United Kingdom Process Servers Network
  • UPID The Union of Private Investigators & Detectives
  • W
  • WAD World Association of Detectives
  • WAPI World Association of Professional Investigators
  • WIN World Investigators Network