Consultation responses

Our response Question 1 How would you rate your satisfaction with the budget as a whole? "Disagree" SCVO believes that the balance of funding in the budget continues to be disproportionately skewed in favour of farming and land-based industries and fails to sufficiently recognise... Read more

Our response SCVO welcomes the opportunity to respond to this consultation. Question 1 Do you agree that the purpose of the new scheme is correct? SCVO has spoken to and assisted many organisations over the years with problems stemming from the water rates exemption scheme. The... Read more

Review of existing Fund We are concerned that there is a sense of speed surrounding the introduction of the Bill to place the Fund on a permanent legal footing. Whilst we recognise that this is important, particularly for those families who will use it, we feel that time needs to... Read more

Implications of the current proposals The current governance arrangements for the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) are of great concern. Representation on the Programme Monitoring Committee (PMC) and subsequent decision-making structures should not only reflect a... Read more

Question 1: Do you agree with the general principles of the Bill and its provisions? By its very nature, the third sector will focus on ensuring that services are person-centred, asset based and sustainable. This focus is not well reflected in the Bill e.g. in terms of guiding... Read more