The Scottish Government has sought the views and experiences of stakeholders on the use of Strategic lawsuits against public participation, or SLAPPs for short. These are lawsuits or threats of legal action that engage abusive litigation tactics in proceedings which concern...

organisations wouldn’t - or couldn’t – absorb such payments, we once again find ourselves trying to ward off policy

of its policy development process, ahead of the election.,areas: (1) Fair Funding and procurement; (2) the voluntary sector’s role in society; and (3) better regulation,Better regulation We work across the voluntary sector and beyond to ensure that regulation-related decisions,Scottish Government review of regulation We want to see a regulatory landscape that reflects the reality,For more information on our position on the review of charity regulation, please see our response to

SCVO has written to Ivan McKee MSP, Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise, to urge the Scottish Government to re-open the national frameworks for the Supply of Electricity and Supply of Natural Gas that provide a potential lifeline for the OSCR registered charities...

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and regulatory changes mean for different parts of the sector and to ensure that the impacts of regulation,Current areas of focus We have a particular focus on the future review of charity regulation and the,Freedom of Information Contact Related news & opinion The latest better regulation news and blogs.,Related briefings & policy papers The latest better regulation briefings and policy papers from the policy,Latest consultation responses The latest better regulation consultation responses from the policy team

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