Violence Prevention Framework for Scotland (VPF) End of programme report

Footnotes

1 Violence prevention framework - gov.scot

2 Programme for Government 2025 to 2026 - gov.scot

3 Vision for Justice in Scotland: three year delivery plan - gov.scot

4 Violence prevention framework for Scotland: annual progress report 2023 to 2024 - gov.scot

5 Violence prevention framework: annual progress report 2024/2025 - gov.scot

6 Violence Prevention Framework for Scotland: Monitoring Framework, 2025 - gov.scot

7 Scottish Crime and Justice Survey Results 2024-2025

8 ‘Violent crime/ violence’ in the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey (SCJS) includes assault (serious assault, minor assault with injury, minor assault with no or negligible injury, and attempted murder) and robbery. It is similar to but distinct from Non-sexual crimes of violence recorded by the police.

9 SCJS estimates of the number of violent crimes and comparable crimes of Non-sexual violence recorded by the police

10 Our programmes – Medics Against Violence

11 Home fire safety visits | Scottish Fire and Rescue Service

12 Our 2030 vision and three-year plan - Police Scotland

13 For an evaluation of Think Equal, see Think Equal - Research and Evidence

14 For the verified published weapons data that SVRU referred to in this context see SVRU State of the Nation Report

15 For more information, you can visit the Staf website STAF – “Let’s Talk” Project or the YouTube channel ScotCare YouTube Channel

16 SVRU undertook a community survey which informed its approach to supporting Operation Moonbeam and drove action in the Niddrie area. See: Community share their views in survey helping to shape future of the area - Scottish Violence Reduction Unit

17 Medics Against Violence – Research & Evaluation

18 Repeat violence in Scotland: a qualitative approach - gov.scot