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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.

Paul Bradley

Former Policy & Public Affairs Manager at SCVO

Post-legislative scrutiny: Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014

SCVO response to the Scottish Parliament Economy and Fair Work Committee's consultation on Assessing the impact of the Procurement Reform...  Read more

SCVO's policy and influencing progress in 2023

SCVO's policy and public affairs team braced ourselves for a busy start to the year – you may recall my blog from December. We've needed...  Read more

Review of National Outcomes 2023 - SCVO response to call for evidence

About our submission SCVO is pleased to provide evidence for the Scottish Government's ‘National Outcomes review in 2023.’ Our...  Read more

Is there a future for Scotland’s National Performance Framework?

Scotland’s National Performance Framework (NPF), a policy tool that sets out Scotland's National Outcomes and 81 Indicators as specific...  Read more

Inquiry into the Scottish Government’s Public Service Reform programme - SCVO response

About our response The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) welcomes the opportunity to submit evidence to the Finance...  Read more

Children, Young People, Families and Adult Learning Third Sector Fund - SCVO and TSI Scotland Network letter to the Minister

SCVO and The Third Sector Interface Scotland Network have written to Natalie Don MSP, Minister for Children, Young People and Keeping the...  Read more

SCVO response to Access to Information Rights consultation (Scottish Government)

About our response SCVO takes transparency and accountability of voluntary organisations seriously, as well as issues that could have...  Read more

SCVO response to FoI Reform Bill consultation (Katy Clark MSP)

About our response SCVO takes transparency and accountability of voluntary organisations seriously, as well as issues that could have...  Read more

Suspension of the Scottish Government’s national frameworks for the Supply of Electricity and Supply of Natural Gas - Letter to the Minister

SCVO has written to Ivan McKee MSP, Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise, to urge the Scottish Government to re-open the...  Read more

Finding some glimmers of hope from 2022 - SCVO policy & public affairs

Without question, the start of 2023 is shaping up to be one of the busiest periods I've encountered at SCVO. 2022, however, was no breeze...  Read more