The purpose of regulation is to act in the interests of the public, to ensure public trust and confidence,of what a charity should or should not be; what do they need to trust the “charity brand”?,Public benefit As above, it is our view that no aspect of charity regulation should be off the table,and medical research.,Contact Jason Henderson Policy and Public Affairs Officer jason.henderson@scvo.scotscvo.scot

charities. 1,104 charities in Scotland are cross-border and registered with both English and Scottish,Do you think that value is properly understood by the public and by policy makers? If not, why not?,Research-based charities have crucial insights to contribute to social, economic, and environmental discussions,SCVO’s evidence library contains hundreds of recent reports, all produced by or about voluntary sector,Contact Paul Bradley - Policy and Public Affairs Officer

work with over 1.4 million volunteers, and have a combined annual turnover that reached £6.06b in 2018,But, for many of Scotland's charities and community groups, the outlook for 2020 was already 'unsettled,Recent SCVO research from May 2020 now highlights a predicted 30% drop in income this year for voluntary,The pandemic highlights how important a confident and sustainable voluntary sector is to Scotland on,Economic actors: The voluntary sector's contribution to Scotland must not be viewed as being limited

of insight into how the Scottish public supports good causes.,But what the CAF report shows is that charities seem to be listening public concerns and moving away,I’m fairly confident we’ll see donations rise again next year.,Another reason to celebrate is that engagement with charities remains high in Scotland.,SCVO researchers are currently in the middle of analysing charity accounts for our State of the Sector