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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.

Kate Wane

Former Policy Officer at SCVO

The Scotland Bill: improving but must try harder

The Scotland Bill - so after Monday’s session in the Commons where are we? The most interesting addition to the Bill is the power to create...  Read more

SCVO 2016 Holyrood Manifesto - Key Themes

Taxation With the prospect of new powers over income tax through the Scotland Act 2012 and Scotland Bill 2015-16, SCVO has been reflecting...  Read more

New Scotland Bill Amendments

Kate takes a look at the UK government's amendments to the Scotland Bill 2015-16 and asks if they deliver all that's been promised.   Read more

A third sector voice for Holyrood 2016

We’re crowdsourcing a third sector manifesto and we want your help  Read more

SCVO Briefing - Scottish Labour Employment Debate

Introduction Our starting point is that our economy needs to change.  In our discussion paper ‘An Economy for All’ we suggest four guiding...  Read more

How can the third sector shape new powers?

Kate blogs about this week's #ScotlandBill event reflecting on what delegates heard from the Secretary of State for Scotland and what role...  Read more

Call for Evidence, Welfare Reform Committee - The Future of Social Security

Introduction SCVO welcomes the opportunity to respond to this timely and important inquiry by the Welfare Reform Committee. The Committee...  Read more

Scottish Affairs Committee Inquiry: Work of the Scottish Affairs Committee

Introduction SCVO welcomes the Committee’s call for views on its future work programme and how the Committee itself should undertake its...  Read more

Shaping the Scotland Bill

One year on from the referendum on Scottish independence, Kate Wane reflects on where we are at in terms of third sector policy  Read more

Welfare Funds (Scotland) Act Regulations and Guidance consultation

General Concerns On reading the consultation, our overwhelming impression is that the creation of regulations and guidance, along with the...  Read more