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Rory has worked in domestic abuse interventions for over thirty years, developing, delivering and managing both court mandated and non court mandated behaviour change programmes for abusing men with integrated women’s and children’s services. Rory was one of the authors of the original practice manuals for the Caledonian system published in 2009 and oversaw the rewriting of these manuals in 2017. He is currently the National Coordinator of the Caledonian, overseeing its implementation in 19 of Scotland’s local authorities.

Gill has extensive experience working within Scotland’s justice system both as a social worker and police officer. She spent the majority of her front line social work career working for a local authority where she specialised in delivering the Caledonian system. She is currently as the national trainer and advisor for the Caledonian System Gill co-designs and delivers the training for the Caledonian System, is involved in the development of guidance and manuals that support the system and she provides ongoing expert advice to the local authorities in Scotland that deliver the Caledonian System.