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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 Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.

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SCVO response to Scottish Labour's Policy Forum

Fair funding & procurement Poor funding and poor procurement approaches risk our sector’s contribution,Our sector urgently needs Fair Funding and streamlined procurement processes to support the essential,, please see the below resources, which we hope will be useful to the Scottish Policy Forum: Fair Funding,for the Voluntary Sector: SCVO’s policy paper setting out Fair Funding, what it entails, and why it,Fair Funding & Fair Work: Written in partnership with the TSI Network, this policy paper sets out why

https://scvo.scot/p/96677/2025/01/23/scvo-response-to-scottish-labours-policy-forum

SCVO Response: Finance and Public Administration Committee Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2026-27 Responding to Long-Term Fiscal Pressures

To achieve this the Scottish Government must: Embed Fair Funding principles, including multi-year funding,– A fresh start policy prospectus committed to delivering Fairer Funding by 2026, including exploring,Fair Funding for the voluntary sector is central to achieving Fair Work, grants and contracts should,The Scottish Government must: Embed Fair Funding principles into grants and contracts awarded to voluntary,Budget the Scottish Government should: Adopt, and publish awards to, the 360Giving Data Standard, including

https://scvo.scot/p/99925/2025/08/12/scvo-response-finance-and-public-administration-committee-pre-budget-scrutiny-2026-27-responding-to-long-term-fiscal-pressures

Scottish Government Debate Briefing: Tackling Child Poverty and Inequality Through the Scottish Budget

Ensuring grants and contracts Scottish Government, their agencies, and other public bodies award support,It must be recognised that poor funding and procurement practices undermine voluntary organisations aspirations,Registered charity “Due to annual funding from Scottish Government, which doesn’t cover our core costs,Ensuring grants and contracts Scottish Government, their agencies, and other public bodies award, cover,Scottish Government must ensure grants and contracts they, their agencies, and other public bodies award

https://scvo.scot/p/96257/2025/01/07/scottish-government-debate-briefing-tackling-child-poverty-and-inequality-through-the-scottish-budget

SCVO Briefing: Programme for Government

Ensuring grants and contracts Scottish Government, their agencies, and other public bodies award support,It must be recognised that poor funding and procurement practices undermine voluntary organisations aspirations,, by aligning the Scottish Government’s “Fairer Funding” principles with SCVO’s definition of Fair Funding,Registered charity “Due to annual funding from Scottish Government, which doesn’t cover our core costs,Ensuring grants and contracts Scottish Government, their agencies, and other public bodies award, cover

https://scvo.scot/p/98456/2025/05/01/scvo-briefing-programme-for-government

SCVO Briefing: Scottish Budget 2025/2026

Aligning the Scottish Government’s “Fairer Funding” principles with SCVO’s definition of Fair Funding,Fair Funding SCVO welcomes the Scottish Government commitment to deliver ‘Fairer Funding’ by 2026.,the Scottish Government’s “Fairer Funding” principles with SCVO’s definition of Fair Funding– which,Registered charity “Due to annual funding from Scottish Government, which doesn’t cover our core costs,In the 2025/26 Budget, the Scottish Government can take a Fair Funding approach to these changes by:

https://scvo.scot/p/95427/2024/11/28/scvo-briefing-scottish-budget-2025-2026

Finance and Public Administration Committee Debate Briefing: Scottish Budget 2025/26

Align the Scottish Government’s “Fairer Funding” principles with SCVO’s definition of Fair Funding.,Fair Funding SCVO welcomed the Scottish Government commitment to deliver ‘fairer funding’ by 2026 and,Registered charity “Due to annual funding from Scottish Government, which doesn’t cover our core costs,agencies, and other public bodies award support Fair Work and cover the full costs of employing staff,The Scottish Budget can and should take much needed and meaningful steps towards a Fair Funding system

https://scvo.scot/p/96778/2025/01/27/finance-and-public-administration-committee-debate-briefing-scottish-budget-2025-26

SCVO Briefing: Medium Term Financial Strategy

Ensuring grants and contracts Scottish Government, their agencies, and other public bodies award, cover,Aligning the Scottish Government’s “Fairer Funding” principles with SCVO’s definition of Fair Funding,In April 2023, the Scottish Government’s policy prospectus, New leadership - A fresh start, renewed these,Registered charity “Due to annual funding from Scottish Government, which doesn’t cover our core costs,Scottish Government must ensure grants and contracts they, their agencies, and other public bodies award

https://scvo.scot/p/98446/2025/05/01/medium-term-financial-strategy

Civil society groups demand ethical procurement laws

Rules need to tackle tax dodging, blacklisting and climate change, according to a coalition of civil society coalitions

https://tfn.scot/news/civil-society-groups-demand-ethical-procurement-laws

SCVO Response: Finance and Public Administration Committee Inquiry into the Scottish Budget Process in

Government’s Fairer Funding commitments and SCVO’s Fair Funding principles.,To support these aspirations the Scottish Government should: Adopt, and publish awards to, the 360Giving,In April 2023, the Scottish Government’s policy prospectus, New leadership - A fresh start, renewed these,progress on Fair Funding, it is essential that multi-year funding is included within the Medium-Term,Budget the Scottish Government should: Adopt, and publish awards to, the 360Giving Data Standard, including

https://scvo.scot/p/97983/2025/03/24/scvo-response-finance-and-public-administration-committee-inquiry-into-the-scottish-budget-process-in-practice

Response to Social Justice and Social Security Committee Pre-budget Scrutiny: Third sector funding principles

Scottish Government’s “Fairer Funding” principles with SCVO’s definition of Fair Funding.,of Fair Funding.,and awarding grants mean that funding covers an even shorter timescale as it needs to be spent by the,Ensuring that all public grant funding and procured contracts have both the real Living Wage and annual,barriers to implementation and that poor funding and procurement practices undermine its ability to

https://scvo.scot/p/93311/2024/08/13/response-to-social-justice-and-social-security-committee-pre-budget-scrutiny-third-sector-funding-principles

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