Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders can have a devastating impact on the development of children. It’s estimated up to 172,000 people are affected in Scotland but less than 1% have had a formal diagnosis. To help tackle this the Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland are campaigning for Healthier Pregnancies, Better Lives. As part of that campaign Joan …
Kenneth Murray is a writer and campaigner who is passionate about transforming the public understanding of care experienced people. In a guest blog for the SVRU Kenneth looks at the country’s cultural fascination with violence and asks why often the poverty and trauma that underpins such acts is ignored. Scotland has a problem with our …
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Niven has more than 30 years of operational policing experience in the United Kingdom. He joined Strathclyde Police in 1985 serving throughout the west of Scotland in a variety of ranks and positions before progressing to the rank of Chief Superintendent. Niven previously held the role of President of the Association of Scottish Police Superintendents where he represented the interests of the operational leaders of policing in Scotland.
On leaving Police Scotland in 2016 Niven took up the position of Chief Executive Officer of South Ayrshire Escape from Homelessness (SeAscape).
Niven was appointed director of the Scottish Violence Reduction Unit in July 2018.