changes or adds, including new powers it will give to the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR): SCVO's policy,SCVO briefed MSPs via a Stage 1 briefing in May, with the bill passing through the three stages of the

and health professionals have argued that increasing the price is one of the most cost-effective policy,Scotland and others helped rebut these claims and built political and public support by providing briefings

following depending on the nature of the organisation, its work and size, and should be kept up to date: brief,the mission statement organisational chart statement of the roles and responsibilities of trustees policy,and procedures for monitoring and evaluating the performance of trustees policy and procedures for trustee,expenses procedure for declaring register of interests copy of the personnel manual and other relevant policies,devise and implement a planning process analyse financial information and set out the main financial policies

Sheghley Ogilvie Policy & Public Affairs Officer Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO),Network letter to Angela Rayner, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities & Local GovernmentSCVO Briefing

and, since then, voluntary organisations have provided invaluable input and a unique perspective on policy,the creation of the Scottish Parliament has in turn made it easier for the third sector to access policy,From briefing MSPs in advance of debates to providing evidence to our committees; contributing to cross-party

latest Home office updates Find information and advice from campaign group the3million Read our briefing,– ‘EU nationals living and working in Scotland’ Case studies Immigration policy can seem like a difficult

2025/26 will see the new UK government bed in, and preparations begin for Scottish Parliament elections in 2026 and local government elections in 2027. Heading into 2025/26, there are some signs of strain in relationships between the voluntary sector and governments at all levels...

Our policy team work closely with the voluntary sector, the Scottish Government, COSLA, and the Scottish,SCVO policy submissions, engagement, and research with the sector throughout 21-22. ,There should be a visible link between policies, programmes, and services to the NPF and other tools,respondents expressed an interest in measuring their organisation’s carbon footprint 28% had environmental policies,Contact Sheghley Ogilvie - Policy and Public Affairs Officer Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

As the Committee recognised, despite a renewed focus, 18 months on from the policy prospectus, there,Additional information SCVO Briefing to UK Parliament: National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class,1 Contributions) Bill SCVO Briefing: Scottish Budget 2025/2026 Letter to John Swinney, First Minister

Our policy asks Every year, Challenge Poverty Week places emphasis on a number of key policy asks that,These policies are designed to turn our shared values of justice and compassion into action, and to highlight,We’ve now published our policy asks for Challenge Poverty Week 2023, which were developed in collaboration,You can find out more about our policy asks in this briefing, and you can access the more detailed position,We urge the Scottish Government to embed these actions into their refreshed policy prospectus.