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The Evidence Library is a resource for anyone interested in the voluntary sector in Scotland. Managed by SCVO, the library signposts to research and evidence produced by, or on, the voluntary sector. For further information email: research@scvo.scot.

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Do you know how supporting victims of crime is helping Scotland?

Petersson, F.
2010-01-31

This document provides an overview of statistics and information to help illustrate the link between crime and the fulfilment of Scotland?s main targets. It shows how Victim Support Scotland can directly assist in delivering services in line with the national outcomes, indicators… Read more

Statutory Requirements for Research in Central and Local Government

Paolo Vestri, Hexagon Research; Paula Gilder Consulting; Adrian Colwell Associates
2009-04-03

This report examines the statutory and non-statutory drivers for research in central and local government in Scotland and considers the impact of demands on current capacity. Based on focus groups and interviews with researchers in three local authorities and with analysts in the… Read more

Child poverty in Scotland: taking the next steps

Sinclair, S.; McKendrick, J.H.
2009-05-29

This 'viewpoint paper' is informed by evidence from a series of reports by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation on different aspects of child poverty in the UK, and by independent analyses of evidence, new policy and proposed policy from the UK and Scottish Governments. It summarises a… Read more

Service Commissioning and Procurement Survey (2009)

Scottish Government (P. Tyrer)
2009-08-08

The Service Commissioning and Procurement Survey was designed to find out more about the views, attitudes and experiences of procurement and commissioning staff working in local authorities, particularly in relation to 'the enterprising third sector' (http://www.scotland.gov.uk/T… Read more

Differential Social Impacts of Climate Change in the UK

Chalmers, H. et al / CAG Consultants
2009-09-16

To inform UK climate change adaptation responses, the Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER) commisioned CAG Consultants to identify how climate change affects different people within the UK and to identify the adaptation measures that will need… Read more

Monitoring poverty and social exclusion in Scotland 2010

Parekh, A.; Kenway, P.; MacInnes, T.
2010-09-21

This report is the latest in the Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion in Scotland series which has been published every two years since 2002. It is shaped as a response to key developments since the last report was published in 2008. The ?rst of these is the recession, most of… Read more

The Department for Work and Pensions Social Cost-Benefit Analysis Framework

Fujiwara, D.
2010-11-12

This working paper provides a series of recommendations for the integration of social impacts into the DWP Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) framework for employment programmes. This will ensure that the wider impacts on society are considered when evaluating the effectiveness of polic… Read more

Supporting community and social enterprise in deprived communities: a Good Practice Guide for Practitioners

Cox, E.; Viitanen, J.
2010-12-10

In Spring 2010, ippr north carried out new research exploring the critical success factors for community and social enterprise in deprived communities in the North West of England. The final report entitled Growing the Big Society (Cox and Schmuecker, 2010) identified a series of… Read more

Weathering the Storm - Full Report

Jennifer Wallace, Megan Mathias and Jenny Brotchie
2015-05-28

A perfect storm is brewing. Fiscal austerity, demographic change and other pressures will mean that business as usual for our public services will no longer be enough. Innovative responses will be required. In Wales the pressures facing the rest of the UK are likely to be a more… Read more

Tackling Child Poverty in Scotland: Analysis of Focus Group Consultation Findings

Reid Howie Associates
2011-04-15

This report presents the findings of a series of focus group discussions which were carried out as part of a Scottish Government consultation on ?Tackling Child Poverty in Scotland?. The consultation ran from November 2010 to January 2011, and the focus group strand explored stak… Read more

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