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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.

Jenny Bloomfield

Budget and local authority round-up

Budgeting Fun This should be the time of year when many of us have fun with the Scottish Government budget. How much has the third sector...  Read more

SCVO response to call for evidence on the Council Tax (Substitution of Proportion) (Scotland) Order 2016

03 October 2016 Our response SCVO welcomes the opportunity to respond to this call for evidence. Rather than focus on aspects of...  Read more

Consultation response to Scottish Parliament inquiry on a Scottish approach to taxation

SCVO welcomes the opportunity to respond to this inquiry and would like to contribute the following: Introduction It is heartening to see...  Read more

Tax time!

Scottish Parliament inquiry and UK Government consultation are keeping us busy!  Read more

Consultation on new policy directions for the Big Lottery Fund: distribution of National Lottery money in England and UK-wide funding programmes

08 August 2016 Summary We welcome the proposed Directions and this consultation on them. We suggest some changes below, particularly so the...  Read more

We love UK-wide Big Lottery Funding!

Why is the UK-wide Big Lottery Funding scheme so important?  Read more

A shared vision for the future of social care support

Ambitious plans hatched to improve social care support in Scotland  Read more

Want better local funding? Fill in our survey!

Three years on from SCVO’s last local funding survey, Policy Officer Jenny Bloomfield looks at where we are now and how you can help.  Read more

The devolution of income tax, what could it mean for Gift Aid?

Last week I chaired a joint SCVO-ICAS event on charity tax. We had speakers from the UK Treasury and Revenue and Customs, and from the...  Read more

Will the Lobbying Act affect me?

A look at who'll be affected when new Lobbying (Scotland) Act starts.  Read more