SCVO's policy and public affairs team braced ourselves for a busy start to the year – you may recall ,my blog from December.,We've needed to continue to raise the profile of immediate issues affecting voluntary organisations,,The sector needs to be at the heart of economic development.,Finally, we've held a number of events with SCVO's Policy Network, including with the Scotland Office

SCVO is committed to amplifying the views of the sector, championing the needs of the sector in legislation,We are proposing a duty to advance Community Wealth Building, which form do you think this duty should,Are there other non-legislative measures that you believe are required to accelerate the implementation,for many years, most recently in our response to the Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee in January,SCVO wants to ensure Scottish voluntary organisations have the tools and support they need to provide

To support an effective decision-making process within the Scottish Government, SCVO advises the committee,As more and more concerns are raised about the policy implementation gap in Scotland, we need to bear,As Sheghley Ogilvie from SCVO explained in a blog post last year: ‘I’ve often heard the Programme for,Following these discussions, SCVO arranged a packed out Policy Network session where our members could,Because of this you need to have a contact within a Scottish Government policy team to be able to engage

Many of us who work in policy and public affairs in Scotland will no doubt have experienced the hustle,But I didn’t need to worry.,slightly eerie feel on arrival, the event itself was a great success as a number of MSPs flooded into the committee,productively discuss the emerging issues and difficulties facing the sector, with a number recognising the need,You can also read our pre-event blog at: Why the voluntary sector is a key asset in our communities.

In the first of a series of blogs on our policy work, Head of Policy Kirsten Hogg reflects on our work,It’s that time of year again, when pulling together your annual review gives you a moment to draw breath,For the SCVO Policy team, like many others, the early part of 2021/22 was dominated by Covid.,Again, we were successful in keeping the sector on committee’s agendas (including the Equalities Committee,Find out more about our priorities and plans in forthcoming blogs and on the policy web page.

Covid19: Economic impact on young people July 2020 SCVO response to Economy Committee - Impact of Covid19Download,On one hand, policies are key levers in encouraging employers to employ more young people. ,Evidence from CJS suggests that many employers and employees do not have knowledge of key policies at,Do you agree that a Scottish Job Guarantee Scheme is needed?,www.niesr.ac.uk/blog/future-jobs-fund-what-waste.

What’s stood out is just how immersed in such a wide array of issues you need to be in this job.,I enjoyed my moment in the committee spotlight – a first for me – but the committee’s recommendations,predominantly on challenging the idea that charities and other forms of voluntary bodies do not use or need,There’s so much more I could have included in this blog.,and conversation will be at the heart of my policy and engagement work.

Last month I blogged on the need for Scotland’s third sector to step up its role in Scotland’s publicly,Since January, SCVO and Social Enterprise Scotland (SES) have worked together to define our shared priorities,changes to the narrow private sector narrative around the Bank There’s general agreement that Scotland needs,Now, to the Bill itself… Vision SCVO’s and SES’s vision for the bank is an investment-led transition,Please get in touch if you would like to discuss any of this further.

SCVO’s vision for the Bank is an investment-led transition to a zero-carbon economy that accelerates,Our second priority is promoting the need for inclusivity and equality within the Bank’s governance and,they have featured prominently in evidence sessions with Members of the Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee,Our next blog will analyse how Stage One of the Bill process is progressing – the deadline for Stage,Please get in touch if you would like to discuss further, and consider attending the next Cross Party