| BBC | British Broadcasting Corporation |
| C1 | Main Criminal Investigation Department in the Metropolitan Police in the 1970s |
| CHE | Campaign for Homosexual Equality |
| CSEA | child sexual exploitation and abuse |
| CVO | Commander of the Royal Victorian Order |
| DPP | Director of Public Prosecutions |
| GCHQ | Government Communications Headquarters |
| GRC | Gay Rights Committee |
| HMRC | Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs |
| HO | Home Office |
| IOPC | Independent Office for Police Conduct |
| LADO | Local Authority designated officer |
| MEP | Member of European Parliament |
| MI5 | Security Service |
| MP | Member of Parliament |
| MPSB | Metropolitan Police Special Branch |
| MSP | Member of Scottish Parliament |
| NAYPIC | National Association of Young People in Care |
| NCCL | National Council for Civil Liberties (now known as Liberty) |
| NUPE | National Union of Public Employees (a trade union) |
| OBE | Order of the British Empire |
| PC | Police Constable |
| PHSC | Political Honours Scrutiny Committee |
| PIE | Paedophile Information Exchange |
| PMQ | Prime Minister’s Question |
| PPC | Prospective Parliamentary Candidate |
| PS | Police Sergeant |
| QC | Queen’s Counsel |
| RVO | Royal Victorian Order |
| SDP | Social Democratic Party |
| SIS | Secret Intelligence Service, otherwise known as MI6 |
| UEA | University of East Anglia |
| VSU | Home Office Voluntary Service Unit |
| WRVS | Women’s Royal Voluntary Service |