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Responding to Wednesday’s Spending Review, Anna Fowlie, Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations' (SCVO) Chief Executive, said: “Today’s announcement includes little recognition of the voluntary sector, despite UK government ambitions to work in partnership with the sector... Read more

Summary Amongst many other valuable contributions to society, Scotland’s voluntary sector plays an essential role in supporting people and communities across Scotland experiencing poverty and inequality and is central to the Scottish Government’s plans to eradicate child poverty... Read more

Summary SCVO and colleagues across the voluntary sector welcomed the Scottish Government’s commitment to deliver Fairer Funding for the sector by 2026, including exploring options to implement multi-year funding deals. Years of underfunding and poor funding practices, and crises... Read more

About our response SCVO welcomes the opportunity to respond to questions 2, 3, 9 and 10 of the Finance and Public Administration Committee’s Inquiry into the Scottish budget process in practice. Question 2: Please set out any barriers to meeting the four core objectives of the... Read more

Summary Years of underfunding and poor funding practices, and crises such as the pandemic, and the cost-of-living crisis, have put the voluntary sector under increasing pressure, exacerbating financial and operational challenges. Eight out of ten Scottish voluntary organisations... Read more

Voluntary sector costs are climbing, funding is falling, and demand for services continues to increase. Similarly, years of underfunding and poor funding practices, and crises such as the pandemic, and the cost-of-living crisis have put the voluntary sector under increasing... Read more

Following a debate on the National Insurance Contributions Bill in the House of Lords on Tuesday, Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) Chief Executive, Anna Fowlie said: “The Treasury decision to increase employer National Insurance Contributions will cost medium... Read more

Commenting on the announcement that the Scottish Government will provide additional multi-year funding in the form of 45 grants to organisations across Scotland, Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) Chief Executive Anna Fowlie said: “The voluntary sector has a... Read more

SCVO has responded to comments from the Deputy First Minister, Kate Forbes, that the public sector in Scotland will have to “absorb” a £200 million shortfall because of the UK government’s decision to increase employers’ National Insurance contributions.  Read more

Summary Scotland’s voluntary sector plays an essential role in supporting people and communities across Scotland and is central to the Scottish Government’s ambitions to eradicate child poverty, grow the economy​, tackle the climate emergency, and improve public services. Without... Read more