| AAC |
Appointments Advisory Committee |
| ABSL |
Assistant Beaver Scout Leader |
| AC |
Area Commissioner (Wales and British Scouts Overseas only) |
| ACC |
Assistant County Commissioner (England and Northern Ireland only) |
| ACSL |
Assistant Cub Scout Leader |
| ADC |
Assistant District Commissioner |
| AESL |
Assistant Explorer Scout Leader |
| AGM |
Annual General Meeting |
| AGSL |
Assistant Group Scout Leader |
| ASL |
Assistant Scout Leader |
| B-P |
Baden-Powell |
| BS |
Beaver Scout |
| BSL |
Beaver Scout Leader |
| CC |
County Commissioner (England and Northern Ireland only) |
| CS |
Cub Scout |
| CSA |
Chief Scout?s Award |
| CSL |
Cub Scout Leader |
| DAC |
Deputy Area Commissioner |
| DBS |
Disclosure and Barring Service |
| DCC |
Deputy County Commissioner |
| DDC |
Deputy District Commissioner |
| DC |
District Commissioner |
| DESC |
District Explorer Scout Commissioner |
| DGSL |
Deputy Group Scout Leader |
| DofE |
Duke of Edinburgh?s Award |
| DPA |
Data Protection Act |
| DSL |
District Scout Leader |
| ES |
Explorer Scout |
| ESL |
Explorer Scout Leader |
| GDPR |
General Data Protection Regulations |
| GSL |
Group Scout Leader |
| HQ |
Headquarters |
| PL |
Patrol Leader |
| PLP |
Personal Learning Plan |
| POL |
Programmes On Line |
| POR |
Policy, Organisation and Rules |
| QSA |
Queen?s Scout Award |
| RC |
Regional Commissioner (Scotland and England only) |
| SHQ |
Scottish Headquarters |
| SL |
Scout Leader |
| SOFA |
Statement of Financial Activities |
| TSA |
The Scout Association |
