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Jimmy Paul
Head of Scottish Violence Reduction Unit

Will Linden
Deputy Head of Scottish Violence Reduction Unit

Khadija Coll
Khadija founded and led the One Community Scotland project which offers support to young people and families who are new to the country. Khadija has worked with refugees and asylum seekers in Scotland and Africa for more than 25 years. She is a long time campaigner against FGM and gender based violence. Khadija assisted the Scottish Government with the campaign ‘One Scotland Many Cultures’ and lead the debate to legislate and combat FGM. The One Community Scotland founder was nominated for ‘Scots Woman of the Year’ for her work on gender rights and received an MBE in the Queen’s 2020 birthday honours for services to diversity and equality. In 2023 Khadija received an honorary doctorate from Stirling University for her charity and campaigning work.
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