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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 Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

Craig Wilson

Former Policy Officer at SCVO

Post-legislative scrutiny - The Lobbying Act (Scotland) 2016

February 2021 SCVO Lobbying Act Draft Report ResponseDownload SCVO’s response to the committee uses numerical references to specific...  Read more

Opportunity knocks to change the Lobbying Act

Post-legislative scrutiny of the Lobbying Act remains underway and the committee has written its draft report and key recommendations. The...  Read more

Scotland and the Shared Prosperity Fund

Scottish Affairs Committee UKSPF - PDF versionDownload Our position As part of the European Union, and as a participant in the last...  Read more

Equalities & Human Rights Committee Debate - Valuing the Third Sector

1 December 2020 About SCVO The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is the national membership organisation for the...  Read more

Scotland and the UK Internal Market - SCVO response

SCVO response to Scottish Parliament Finance and Constitution Committee 23 September 2020 Download a PDF version of this...  Read more

Programme for Government 2020/21

The First Minister sets out the Scottish Government’s policy stall for the year ahead At the beginning of each September, the Scottish...  Read more

SCVO response to Scottish Parliament - Post-legislative Scrutiny of The Lobbying (Scotland) Act 2016

SCVO Lobbying Act - Post-Legislative ScrutinyDownload About SCVO The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is the...  Read more

SCVO response to Scottish Parliament Finance and Constitution Committee

UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Legal Continuity) (Scotland) Bill 2016 05 August 2020 SCVO Withdrawal from EU Continuity...  Read more

Brexit and the Great Beyond - can Holyrood ‘keep pace’ with the EU on key issues?

As some of you with long memories might remember, the UK once voted to leave the European Union. Yes, way back in June 2016 Britain took...  Read more

Conservatives Win Big in General Election '19

Well, well, well! While there was a feeling in the air that Boris Johnson would be returned as Prime Minister, few expected the result...  Read more