Alert / SIS alert

An SIS alert is a notification that the officer checking the person / vehicle / object will need to take the further initial action noted on the PNC screen

Article

An article refers to the nature of the alert held on the SIS. UK law enforcement will be alerted to alerts on articles 95, 97, 98, 99, 100

Article 95

People wanted for extradition to another member state

Article 97

Missing persons

Article 98

Requests to locate witnesses and people for court appearances

Article 99

Request for information reports on major criminals and linked vehicles

Article 100

Stolen vehicles, trailers, firearms, identity documents and registered banknotes

Article 40

Requests for cross-border surveillance

CPS

Crown Prosecution Service

C.SIS

Central Schengen Information System

DVLA

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

DV LNI

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Northern Ireland

EAW

European Arrest Warrant

ECHR

European Convention on Human Rights

EU

European Union

EU Members (Prior to May 2004)

Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, the Republic of Ireland, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

EU Members (accession states from May 2004)

Cyprus , Czech Republic , Estonia , Hungary , Latvia , Lithuania , Malta , Poland , Slovakia and Slovenia

HMRC

Her Majesty's Revenue& Customs

IND

Immigration and Nationality Directorate (Home Office)

IS

Immigration Service

N.SIS

National Schengen Information System

SOCA

Serious Organised Crime Agency

PNC

Police National Computer

Schengen zone

This relates to all 15 European Union countries plus Norway and Iceland who are part of the Schengen Convention

Sirene UK

Sirene UK is the project that will help deliver access to the Schengen Information System (SIS) to UK law enforcement officers

SIS

Schengen Information System

UKPS

United Kingdom Passport Service