| AFD | Agency Framework Document |
| AGM | Annual General Meeting |
| AiB | Accountant in Bankruptcy |
| BCLO | Budget Centre Liaison Officer |
| BIG | Business Improvement Group |
| BRBCP | Bankruptcy Reform Business Change Project |
| BRO | Bankruptcy Reform Order |
| BRU | Bankruptcy Reform Undertaking |
| BUG | Business User Group |
| CMB | Case Management Branch |
| COB | Case Operations Branch |
| DDA | Disability Discrimination Act |
| DMB | Departmental Management Board |
| DPA | Data Protection Act |
| eRDM | Electronic Record and Document Management |
| EU | European Union |
| EYF | End Year Flexibility |
| FM | Facilities Management |
| FOI | Freedom of Information |
| FF | Fraser Figure - the main reporting link between AiB and JD |
| FReM | Financial Reporting Manual |
| GSI | Government Secure Interface |
| HWL | Healthy Working Lives - standard replacing Scotland's Health at Work (SHAW) scheme |
| ICAS | Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland |
| ICT | Information Communication Technology |
| IIP | Investors In People |
| IP | Insolvency Practitioner |
| IPA | Income Payement Agreement |
| IPO | Income Payment |
| ISIS | Information Systems and Information Services |
| JD | Justice Department |
| LILA | Low Income Low Assets |
| MCS | Ministerial Correspondence System |
| MG | Management Group |
| MIDAS | Multifunctional Insolvency Database and Administration System - Bankruptcy Administration IT System from April 2007 developed to incorporate changes resulting from Bankruptcy Reform. |
| MP | Member of Parliament |
| MSP | Member of the Scottish Parliament |
| NEBM | Non-Executive Board Member |
| PS | Private Secretary |
| PS/ JD | Private Secretary/Justice Department |
| SEAS | Scottish Executive Accounting System |
| SG | Scottish Government (formerly the Scottish Executive) |
| SPFM | Scottish Public Finance Manual |
| SR2007 | Spending Review (2007) The mechanism for the Scottish Government setting it budget allocation (including to AiB). |
| TRS | Temporary Responsibility Supplement |