Abbreviations

AR 

Annual Report

 

BAA

British Airports Authority

 

CIHL

Consolidated Investment Holdings Ltd

 

Co. 

Company

 

CQC

Care Quality Commission

 

DBFO

Design, Build, Finance and Operate

 

DLR

Docklands Light Railway

 

ESA

European System of Accounts

 

ESSU

European Services Strategy Unit

 

EU 

European Union

 

EIB 

European Investment Bank

 

FCO 

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

 

GAAP

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

 

G20 

Group of twenty major economies

 

GCP

Gravis Capital Partners

 

GSL

Global Solutions Limited

 

HBOS

Halifax Bank of Scotland

 

HICL

HICL Infrastructure Company Limited

 

HMRC

HM Revenue and Customs

 

HQ 

Headquarters

 

HRA 

Housing Revenue Account

 

HSBC

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation

 

ICT 

Information and Communications Technology

 

IFRS 

International Financial Reporting Standards

 

IMF

International Monetary Fund

 

Inc.

Incorporated

 

JLIF

John Laing Infrastructure Fund

 

Ltd

Limited

 

LP

Limited Partnership

 

LLP

Limited Liability Partnership

 

MBC

Metropolitan Borough Council

 

MoD

Ministry of Defence

 

NAO

National Audit Office

 

NATS

National Air Traffic Services

 

NHS

National Health Service

 

NPD

Non-Profit Distributing

 

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development

 

PAC

Public Accounts Committee

 

PFI

Private Finance Initiative

 

PF2

Private Finance 2

 

PLC

Public Listed Company

 

PPP

Public Private Partnership

 

RNS

Regulatory News Service

 

SPV

Special Purpose Vehicle (usually a Company)

 

SPC

Special Purpose Company

 

TfL

Transport for London

 

UK

United Kingdom

 

US

United States

 

VAT

Value Added Tax