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Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations
 
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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.

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SCVO is dedicated to creating a fair and sustainable operating environment for Scotland’s voluntary organisations. We engage annually with budget processes to call for meaningful progress to realise these ambitions and respond to announcements that will impact our sector.  Read more
SCVO Briefing on Scottish Budget 2019/20
Paul Bradley
13 December 2018
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13 December 2018 Download PDF version of this document Introduction The Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Economy and Fair Work has announced the Scottish Government’s Autumn Budget only months before the UK’s scheduled exit from the European Union. It comes amidst the uncertainties... Read more

#Budget2018 shows a lack of strategy for the sector and its long term viability
Craig Wilson
30 October 2018
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Red box in hand, the Chancellor, Philip Hammond, posed outside 11 Downing Street in front of journalists who had been informed only a few weeks previously by the Prime Minister that "austerity was over". Delivering his last Budget before Brexit, 'Spreadsheet Phil' (as the... Read more

Briefing to Scottish Parliament in relation to budget debate on 2 February 2017
Jenny Bloomfield
1 February 2017
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Briefing The importance of our communities - particularly those whose voices are least heard - must be remembered during this budget debate. As all MSPs recognise, the decisions they make during the debate will have a very real impact on the lives of individuals, and we hope that... Read more

Briefing: Scottish Government Budget Proposals
Allan Young
16 December 2016
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Scottish Government Budget Proposals Living Wage Social Care Sector Additional investment of £107 million from NHS Boards to Integration Authorities to support delivery of the Living Wage for social care workers. Employment/Employability Deliver a Scottish employment service from... Read more

Little to be happy about in Chancellor's budget
Craig Wilson
24 November 2016
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Third sector reaction to the Autumn Statement Read more

SCVO response to Local Government and Communities Committee call for views on the Scottish Government’s draft budget for 2017-18
Jenny Bloomfield
27 October 2016
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Our response SCVO welcomes this inquiry and would like to contribute the following: Introduction To begin, it is important to note that if we here in Scotland eventually move towards fully empowered communities (where real decision-making power – rather than just a range of... Read more

Budget and local authority round-up
Jenny Bloomfield
26 October 2016
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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 got? Is the money going into any exciting new funds? Which communities look set to benefit? However, a delay to the budget has caused everyone... Read more

What the autumn statement means for Scotland's third sector
Ruchir Shah
26 November 2015
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Scoping out the winners and losers in Chancellor's spending review Read more