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DAT - Drug Action Team. Local multi-agency partnership operating government’s drugs strategy at a local level.
Data - Information produced by computer or manually as part of a filing system.
Data Controller - Individual deciding the purposes for which ‘personal data’ is to be processed and how it will be processed.
Data Processor - Person processing the personal data on behalf of the controller.
Data Protection Officer - Individual within an organisation with responsibility for compliance with Data Protection Act.
Data Subject - Individual to whom personal data relates.
Database - Collection of data that is organised so that its contents can be easily accessed, managed and updated.
Day Care (or Day Services) - Daytime care provided in a centre away from a service user’s home, covering a wide range of services from social and educational activities to training, therapy and personal care.
Day Care Standards - Minimum standards as laid down by the Children’s Act that early years childcare providers are required to meet.
Day Nurseries - These take children under five for the whole working day. Children can attend on a part-time or full-time basis according to their parents' needs. They may be run by local authorities, voluntary organisations, private companies, individuals or employers. There must be at least one adult for every eight children and at least half of the staff must have a qualification recognised by the local authority.
DC - District Council.
DDA - Disability Discrimination Act 1995. Sets minimum standards to ensure services are available to disabled people. Also prevents discrimination against job candidates because of their disability.
Delegation - A process where one body or person gives another body or person authority to take decisions on a particular matter.
Depersonalised data - Data about an individual from which all personally identified information has been removed, including any unique identifiers such as a computer reference number.
Designated Doctor for Child Protection - The role is to provide a strategic lead in all aspects of the health service contribution to safeguarding children. They work with all named and designated health professionals and child protection advisors from other agencies to give advise, improve working together, and develop policies and practise in protecting children.
Designated Nurse for Child Protection - The role is to provide a strategic lead in all aspects of the health service contribution to safeguarding children. They work with all named and designated health professionals and child protection advisors from other agencies to give advice, improve working together, and develop policies and practice in protecting children.
Designated Teachers - Advocates who liaise with other services on behalf of young people in care.
Developmental Assessment - An assessment of the developmental difficulties experienced by a child and the planning of action to ensure these problems are assessed.
DfES - Department for Education and Skills.
DipSW - Diploma in Social Work – the standard social work qualification.
Direct Payments - Money paid to individuals to pay for care services.
DIS - Delivery and Improvement Statement.
Disability Rights Commission - Independent body set up to advance civil rights for disabled people.
Disabled Children Team - Team of social workers working with disabled children and their families.
Disapplication - Term used where parts of the National Curriculum requirements are lifted or modified in relation to a pupil in specified cases or circumstances.
DLOs - Desirable Learning Outcomes.
DMT - Directors Management Team.
DoB - Date of Birth.
DoH - Department of Health.
Download - The transmission of a file from one computer system to another (often smaller) computer system. From the Internet users point of view, to download a file is to request it from one computer, or from one Web page to another computer, and to receive it.
DPC - Data Protection Commission/Commissioner.
DRC - Disability Rights Commission.
Drop-in - Facility where young people can obtain advice about health, contraception etc without an appointment.
DTTO’s - Drug Testing and Treatment Orders. Requires offenders to undertake treatment rather than a custodial sentence.
Dual Diagnosis - Cases where someone with a mental illness is subsequently diagnosed with an addition that aggravates their condition, such as cannabis use on top of schizophrenia. Conversely, it may refer to someone whose drug addiction leads to a mental illness, as may happen with the long-term use of amphetamines or cocaine.
Duty Officer - Social Worker who can be contacted by the public during office hours.
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