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Jimmy Paul, director of SVRU

We all need to pull together as never before to make progress in reducing violence

In September 2023, Jimmy Paul was appointed as the new Head of the Scottish Violence Reduction Unit (SVRU). As we enter a new year, he sets out the challenges that lie ahead for the country and his priorities to help create a safer Scotland for all. As we continue to grapple with the impact of […]

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Young people call for fairer society at Glasgow event promoting hope

Around 100 young people are making their voices heard on creating a fairer society at an event in Glasgow. The Hope Collective Hackathon sees 16 to 24-year-olds lead the debate on issues such as housing, justice, equality and education. The topics were chosen by young people as an attempt to get at the root causes

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Importance of awareness on impact of trauma highlighted through college partnership

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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People we work with around Scotland facing the storm need us to work together – Niven Rennie

Niven Rennie, Director at the SVRU, was recently featured in the Scotland on Sunday as part of a wider investigation looking at the impact of lockdowns on young people. In an op-ed for the paper, he discussed the need for social cohesion and stressed how action needs to be taken now, not later. The piece

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Action – here and now. A view from Inspector James Gray

Inspector James Gray is the lead for the work of the Scottish Violence Reduction Unit in the east of Scotland covering Edinburgh, the Lothians and Borders, Forth Valley and Fife. With an almost 30-year policing career, he discusses the importance of prevention work while challenging everyone to think about what it is we do to

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Vacancies – You Decide Team – Community Navigator and Youth Navigator posts

COMMUNITY NAVIGATOR X 1 YOUTH NAVIGATOR X 1 Glasgow Do you believe in second chances? Do you have the energy and commitment it takes to support someone to turn their life around? Could you help a young person make positive choices and achieve their full potential? Then come and work with us. The team behind

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Photography project aims to capture views of young people on their community

Young people living in a community in Ayr are being invited to take part in a photography project to highlight what matters most to them. People in Wallacetown aged between 16 and 25 are being encouraged by researchers to get involved and capture pictures in the area. It is hoped the results from the project

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Niven Rennie

Director

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.