Hundreds of runners have taken part in a five-kilometre race held in memory of Moira Jones as it returned to Glasgow’s Queen’s Park for the first time since 2019. Moira’s Run brought together runners and walkers, some in fancy dress, from near and far to raise money for the Moira Fund. The charity was established …
Staff at Glasgow Clyde College are undertaking workshops on how to understand the impact trauma can have on the lives of students. The trauma-informed and relationship-based practice sessions aim to enable staff to notice the signs and symptoms of trauma while upskilling them with the tools to deal with stress. It is being delivered by …
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Responding to the latest Homicide in Scotland 2021 – 2022 figures Will Linden, deputy director of the Scottish Violence Reduction Unit said: “Every life lost to violence is a tragedy and even more so as we know all violence is preventable. The latest homicide figures for Scotland show 53 people lost their lives in 2021 …
Telephone: 01786 896785 Email: violence.reduction@scotland.pnn.police.uk
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.