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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 Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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Self Directed Support failure is leaving people in despair

NEWS 18 October 2017 by Gareth Jones
Management
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The Scottish Personal Assistant Employers Network (SPAEN) has said that people are being denied their

https://tfn.scot/news/local-authorities-need-to-do-more-to-implement-social-care-reform

Holyrood 2021: what the voluntary sector wants

NEWS 4 May 2021 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#NeverMoreNeeded
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TFN's guide to charity election manifestos

https://tfn.scot/news/holyrood-2021-what-the-voluntary-sector-wants

Joint endeavour?

Anna Fowlie
2 August 2021
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social recovery from Covid as a “joint endeavour.”,A highlight of the recent election campaign for me was cross-party recognition of the integral role of,Voluntary organisations, national and local, contribute to every aspect of society from social care and,I’m saying this is what charities, community groups and social enterprises are doing to make Scotland,As Adam Lang said in his blog “we know what needs to be done and how to get there.

https://scvo.scot/p/44560/2021/08/02/joint-endeavour

Less than one in four support state guardian for kids plan

NEWS 29 March 2016 by Paul Cardwell
Families & Young People
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Poll finds almost two thirds believe the named person law is an unacceptable intrusion into family life

https://tfn.scot/news/parents-say-they-find-new-named-person-law-intrusive

What are the parties saying on health and social care?

Andrew Strong
4 May 2016
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The ALLIANCE's Policy and Information Manager Andrew Strong looks at the party's manifestos to find out

https://scvo.scot/p/12447/2016/05/04/what-are-the-parties-saying-on-health-and-social-care

The effectiveness of the self-regulation of fundraising in Scotland: an informal review

Jordan Ogg
23 September 2015
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Care was seen to be needed, however, to avoid overburdening smaller charities. 5.3.5 Effective sanctions,The broader recognition that most causes that are being fundraised for, such as health, the arts and,The role of third-party fundraisers and their relationship with charities.,Breast Cancer Care Round-table participants Name Title Organisation Lynsay Allan Executive Director,(blog) [8] From OSCR’s Scottish Charity Surveys 2014 [9] As above [10] Rapidata (2015) Rapidata announces

https://scvo.scot/p/10161/2015/09/23/the-effectiveness-of-the-self-regulation-of-fundraising-in-scotland-an-informal-review

SCVO briefing: Scottish Government Debate on Welfare – 13 August 2014

Norette Ferns
12 August 2014
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many cases, these have a wider impact on family and support networks (e.g. sanctions on those with caring,Services for people with HIV and hepatitis say they are being flooded with requests for support and information,Future of welfare What we must do is take the opportunity presented by the referendum debate to examine,Other political parties must also begin to lay out their own responses and policy commitments.,uk-scotland-28331544 [ix] http://autismcampaigners.blogspot.co.uk/ [x] http://thirdforcenews.org.uk/health-and-social-care

https://scvo.scot/p/5524/2014/08/12/scvo-briefing-scottish-government-debate-on-welfare-13-august-2014

The war on the Commonweal: taking a stand in 2014

Natasha Hallett
8 January 2014
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Aside from party politics, there is a flourishing of groups in Scotland who have started the debate using,Saying “We will not pay for your crisis”.,' recklessness, for subsidising private debt which would have meant large cuts to their health and social-protection,manoeuvre.”[16] And the outcome “Under Iceland's universal healthcare system, no one lost access to care,Research Unit London School of Economics and Political Science June 2012 [15] http://www.democracynow.org/blog

https://scvo.scot/p/2963/2014/01/08/the-war-on-the-commonweal-taking-a-stand-in-2014