Kate Wane

Introduction As there have been no substantive changes made to the clauses from draft to Bill, the concerns SCVO outlined in our previous response to the Committee remain. These fall broadly into three categories: the need for Gift Aid to be considered alongside the devolution of... Read more

Context and principles The third sector has a clear view about the principles and purpose of social security policy and delivery – these include dignity, holistic support and income adequacy. Yet, the reality is very far from the vision. Charities are already dealing with recent... Read more

The Charity Awards highlight the great work of our sector and give much needed, very welcome, recognition of the hard work Scotland’s third sector organisations do. Read more

Among the pomp and ceremony of the Queen’s Speech on Wednesday was the announcement of the Scotland Bill 2015. This was followed quickly by a loud thud on Thursday as the Bill hit my desk. Read more

The Impact of Welfare Reform Welfare reform exacerbates ingrained inequalities across a range of groups – combined with austerity and public service cuts, women have been deeply affected. Yet, gender remains largely absent from policy responses to welfare reform. As outlined by... Read more

Introduction First, SCVO once again calls for immediate devolution of powers over supporting people into jobs agreed by the Smith Commission to Holyrood and the commencement of a wider debate about how employment and employability support should be shaped in Scotland. As outlined... Read more

Last week Jenny highlighted what issues were most important to the third sector in this election. In this blog Kate looks at how that’s changed compared with 2010. Read more

Kate hears the Thunderbirds theme tune and gets a little overexcited as the countdown to May 7th begins. Read more

Scene Setting Health inequalities are both created and exacerbated when policies, legislation, services and our economy impact on our lives in very real and sometimes devastating ways; consider the impact of welfare reform on poverty and isolation[i], and the increased... Read more

Have you listened to the Chancellor’s recent budget statement? Read up on the new announcements? No? Well, don’t worry, SCVO have done the hard work for you! Scroll down for a summary of the main announcements, our thoughts and a comment from our Chief Executive on #budget201... Read more