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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.

Kirsten Hogg

Head of Policy and Research

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Policy and Campaigns
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I have strategic responsibility for SCVO's policy, research and campaigns work. I also lead our Strengthening Collaboration work with Scottish Government and COSLA.
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Latest posts by Kirsten Hogg

The Covenant which launched in July at Westminster is the starting point for an improved relationship between the UK government and the voluntary sector. As many others have noted, the publication of a document is only the beginning of the hard work needed to change relationships... Read more

The SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice) sets out the requirements for reporting in charity accounts. Between March and June 2025, the SORP-making body consulted on the Exposure Draft SORP. Responses were collected using an online form, on which SCVO submitted the following... Read more

I love the Scottish Third Sector Tracker. Having robust data to evidence the issues the sector is facing is absolutely key to shaping our influencing work at SCVO, and adds vital weight to our asks of decision makers. From the most recent (wave 9) data, we know that four most... Read more

Over the past few months, the implications of the increase in Employers’ National Insurance Contributions for medium and large employers in the voluntary sector has attracted lots of media coverage. This has helped to increase public understanding of the precarious nature of... Read more

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