Scotland’s voluntary sector Scotland’s voluntary sector plays a central role in achieving the three policy,priorities discussed by the First Minister’s in the Policy Prospectus, New leadership - A fresh start,In the policy prospectus, Equality, opportunity, community: New leadership - A fresh start, the Scottish,Evidence that this policy will lead to change Several recent enquiries and reports have made a case for,Who will this policy support?

Every year during Challenge Poverty Week, the Poverty Alliance highlights policies that can give people,For all Poverty Alliance briefings see https://www.povertyalliance.org/research-publications/briefings-and-reports

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

Scotland’s voluntary sector Scotland’s voluntary sector plays a central role in achieving the three policy,priorities discussed by the First Minister’s in the Policy Prospectus, New leadership - A fresh start,Complementing other policies As has been discussed, work is underway to improve the accessibility of,Evidence that this policy will lead to change As the Open Government Action Plan, Scottish Exchequer,,Who will this policy support?

SCVO policy submissions, engagement, and research with the sector throughout 22-23.,organisations play a central role in achieving Scotland’s National Outcomes, including the three policy,priorities set out by the First Minister in the Policy Prospectus, “New leadership - A fresh start”:,contracts as part of expanding the Scottish Government’s Fair Work First criteria to ensure that the policy,The policy prospectus, ‘New Leadership - A fresh start’, stated that transparency must underpin delivery

support the voluntary sector with their disclosure checks and also have a sample Child/Adult Protection Policy

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The Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Act 2023 is a new piece of legislation that builds on existing charity law in Scotland. The first changes took effect in April 2024, with more to come in mid 2025. The new legislation modifies the Charities and Trustee...

This briefing gives a summary of some of the key issues that Coronavirus is having on voluntary organisations,insights shared with us will be collated in our searchable Evidence Library: https://scvo.org.uk/policy,/evidence-library https://scvo.org.uk/policy/coronavirus The briefing covers: Funding issues New ways