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Post-legislative scrutiny: Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014
27 September 2023
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Conducting a joint survey on accessing public procurement with Social Enterprise Scotland.,Reform of public service delivery must align funding with strategies, policies, and the latest in a long,In August, SCVO and the TSI Scotland Network published the paper, 'Fair Funding and Fair Work.',One organisation told SCVO that the alignment between policy goals and funding has been inconsistent,,Q8: How can procurement policy in Scotland support the strengthening of local supply chains?
https://scvo.scot/p/62600/2023/09/27/post-legislative-scrutiny-procurement-reform-scotland-act-2014
SCVO response to Building Community Wealth consultation (Scottish Government)
15 May 2023
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work, such as Fair Funding and procurement, Fair Work, the sector’s role in the economy, and partnership,Recommendation: To bring public procurement in line with the Scottish Government’s Fair Work ambitions,Fair Work and Fair Funding within the voluntary sector are inherently linked.,To pay the Living Wage and realise Fair Work, public grant funding and procured contracts should build,Resource Living Wage uplifts in grant funding and contracts as part of the expansion of the Fair Work
SCVO response to pre-budget scrutiny 2023/24: the sector's role in reducing inequalities & alleviating poverty
14 September 2022
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information).Parliamentary records and Scottish Government publications.SCVO policy submissions, engagement,Procurement & partnerships The voluntary sector is a significant partner in delivering essential procured,SCVO member surveys in 2013 and 2019, which aimed to capture experiences of procurement processes, highlighted,Fair procurement is not only about providing the funding it costs to deliver a well-run service or programme,that is fair, which means multi-year funding that is flexible, accessible, and sustainable, to ensure
SCVO response to pre-budget scrutiny 2023/24: the impact of human rights budgeting
9 September 2022
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Current funding and procurement models are not conducive to Fair Work aspirations.,Despite this: 68% of survey respondents expressed an interest in measuring their organisation’s carbon,footprint28% had environmental policies 13% had set a carbon neutral target.,SCVO member surveys in 2013 and 2019 that focused on voluntary organisations’ experiences of procurement, guarantee full cost recoveryaddress competitive tendering Fair procurement should provide the funding
SCVO response to the Finance & Public Administration Committee: Scotland's public finances in 2023-24 - the impact of the cost of living and public service reform
19 August 2022
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is funded by government and public bodies reforming public sector procurement to ensure that social,,contracts a Living Wage uplift in public grant funding as part of expanding the Fair Work First criteria,funds to meet agreed contract standards and ensure voluntary organisations can deliver Fair Work.,SCVO member surveys in 2013 and 2019 that focused on voluntary organisations’ experiences of procurement,Fair procurement should provide the funding it costs to deliver a well-run service or programme and ensure
Inquiry into the Scottish Government’s Public Service Reform programme - SCVO response
1 May 2023
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Of the organisations surveyed, 67% reported shortages and issues with staffing and volunteers, 67% reported,across a range of policy areas.,for Fair Funding.,policy provides us with genuine concern.,As we see it, the policy needs resourcing.
Letter to Finance & Public Administration Committee - Replacing EU Structural Funds in Scotland Inquiry
16 March 2023
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The Levelling Up (LU) agenda remains a key policy across the UK, and we are keen to work closely with,However, a survey carried out by the TSI Scotland Network following the submission of investment plans,The survey shows that over half of TSIs had either no involvement in developing their Local Investment,A range of questions have been raised over procurement, consortia and evidence of delivery already, but,Alignment with Scotland’s policy direction and the NPF It would be fair to say that most of us in Scotland
SCVO response to Becoming a Fair Work Nation consultation
23 December 2021
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Without Fair Work policy change, the increasing reliance on the ‘civic core’ (where a minority of formal,, relating to single-year funding and procurement and commissioning.,SCVO carried out two surveys, in 2013 and 2019, to capture members’ experiences of procurement processes,In response to the survey, 30% of respondents said they had not heard of the Fair Work Convention.,this engaged group, few were familiar with the Scottish Government's flagship Fair Work First policy
https://scvo.scot/p/48075/2021/12/23/becoming-a-fair-work-nation-consultation
It’s about time funders stepped up on Fair Work
OPINION
1 February 2024
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Our workforce makes a huge contribution across Scotland, offering a lifeline to people, families, and communities as the cost-of-living crisis bites. This lifeline shouldn’t need to be extended to voluntary sector staff.
https://tfn.scot/opinion/its-about-time-funders-stepped-up-on-fair-work
SCVO consultation response to the Scottish Government's Resource Spending Review
22 March 2022
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Contracting bodies must ensure voluntary organisations with procured contracts are properly funded to,Contracting bodies must ensure voluntary organisations with procured contracts are properly funded to,Procurement Another important aspect of voluntary sector funding is ensuring a procurement system which,As with other funding arrangements, voluntary organisations with procured contracts should be properly,On procurement, SCVO conducted member surveys in 2013 and 2019.