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

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Holyrood 2021: what the voluntary sector wants

TFN's guide to charity election manifestos

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

Briefing: issues for the third sector beyond 2016

In the long term poverty will impact upon their health, their wellbeing and their life chances.,and social care integration and housing, consider these issues.,and social care partnerships.,Health and Social Care Partnerships should provide a range of peer support and social prescribing programmes,of health and social care integration.

https://scvo.scot/p/12034/2016/04/11/scvo-briefing-issues-for-the-third-sector-beyond-2016

Work, wages and wellbeing in the Scottish labour market

As a recent briefing form NHS Health Scotland highlighted, to reduce health inequalities, action is needed,roles and benefit reliance when investment in social care, holistic work-place support and flexible,Wider policy areas affect "good work" and access to it: cuts in social care[xxv]; changes to employment,Furthermore, low quality jobs have a high impact on health, education and other social inequalities.,References [i] http://www.scvo.scot/long-form-posts/an-economy-for-all-report-economyforall/ [ii] http

https://scvo.scot/p/9961/2015/08/24/work-wages-and-wellbeing-in-the-scottish-labour-market

Response to Welfare Reform Committee Inquiry on Women and Welfare

care cuts, integration of health and care, Self-Directed Support and welfare reform.,[iv] Social care does not have the same parity in investment and policy terms as health expenditure.,with often long term, negative consequences.,Social infrastructure includes childcare and social care and both are necessary for a thriving society,and social care, housing, and childcare.

https://scvo.scot/p/8956/2015/04/30/response-to-welfare-reform-committee-inquiry-on-women-and-welfare

SCVO response to Scottish Government consultation on Changes to the Public Procurement Rules in Scotland

society organisations, as we did throughout the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Bill, who have produced a briefing,Whilst we welcome the differentiation made in the Act for health and social care contracts, there are,Public bodies should be raising standards by using procurement to promote implementation of the Living,Health and social care, and perhaps in the future other services too, will soon not operate under old-style,We need procurement officers to: have the confidence to use grants or other forms of financial support

https://scvo.scot/p/8991/2015/05/01/scvo-response-to-scottish-government-consultation-on-changes-to-the-public-procurement-rules-in-scotland

Welfare Funds (Scotland) Bill Stage 3 Briefing

choice”; the Public Bodies (Joint Working) Act, through integration principles, encourages integrated health,and social care services to take account of the “particular needs” and “circumstances” of individuals,[iii] In-kind approaches may work well for some, but for others providing standard goods may serve to,References [i]http://www.scvo.scot/long-form-posts/welfare-funds-scotland-bill-stage-1-debate/ [ii]http,) Bill [v]http://www.scvo.scot/long-form-posts/welfare-funds-scotland-bill-stage-1-debate/#Anchor7 [vi

https://scvo.scot/p/8050/2015/03/02/welfare-funds-scotland-bill-stage-3-briefing

Welfare Funds (Scotland) Bill, Stage 2

may also lead to increased debt (carers already experience higher levels of debt); impact on carer health,In-kind approaches may work well for some, but for others, providing standard goods may serve to decrease,: lynn.williams@scvo.scot Tel: 0141 559 5036 Web: www.scvo.scot References [i] http://www.scvo.scot/long-form-posts,[xvi] http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Social-Welfare/swf/SWF30Jun2014 [xvii] CPAG,www.scvo.scot/long-form-posts/welfare-funds-scotland-bill-stage-1-debate/#Anchor7 [xix] http://www.scottish.parliament.uk

https://scvo.scot/p/7645/2015/01/22/welfare-funds-scotland-bill-stage-2

Briefing: Scottish Government debate on human rights

and the wider third sector about how social care is developing.,Inequalities Action group and should be a key element of health and social care integration.”,and social care to employment, education and other policy portfolios.,scotland/policy/policy-library/response-to-carers-legislation-proposals [xxii] http://www.scvo.scot/long-form-posts,an-economy-for-all-report-economyforall/ [xxiii] http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/0045/00451915.pdf [xxiv] http://www.scvo.scot/long-form-posts

https://scvo.scot/p/6695/2014/11/10/briefing-scottish-government-debate-on-human-rights

SCVO briefing: Scottish Government debate on welfare - 12 November 2014

reassessment adding to stress and anxiety for those who may already be vulnerable or struggling with long,is because of the inter-related nature of welfare, employability and other public services such as care,and social care, housing, and childcare.,for today’s debate on human rights, we argue that future governments must ensure access to a decent standard,new-report-welfare-reform-making-life-worse-for-people-with-hiv-and-hepatitis/ [ix] http://www.actnowforautism.co.uk/page8.htm [x] SCVO briefing

https://scvo.scot/p/6701/2014/11/12/scvo-briefing-scottish-government-debate-on-welfare-12-november-2014

An Economy for All report #economyforall

Instead, we must use the economy, and the wealth it creates, to tackle Scotland’s endemic social, health,Reduction in crime levels, increased social cohesion, greater civic engagement, better health, longer,– the standard that people across the UK think is enough money to live on in order to maintain a socially,of the issues discussed above, in particular those around recognising the value of unpaid work and care,[xxxvi] See, for example, Scotland’s Economic Future Post-2014 Submission to the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/4705/2014/05/07/an-economy-for-all-report-economyforall