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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.

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations
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Posts tagged Europe

We work closely with partners on the implementation of the TCA to ensure that the Scottish voluntary sector is included, heard and understood. Irene Oldfather is SCVO’s representative on the current UK Domestic Advisory Group (DAG).  Read more
Implications for Scotland and the third sector on leaving the EU
Craig Wilson
26 August 2016
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Background Following the EU Referendum on 23 June 2016, the UK electorate voted by a margin of 52% to 48% that the UK should leave the European Union. The result prompted a number of outcomes, with the Prime Minister immediately resigning, turmoil within major political parties... Read more

Brexit: where are we now?*
Craig Wilson
8 July 2016
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*Disclaimer: No one knows! Read more

Brexit, what could it mean for the third sector?
Sheghley Ogilvie
6 July 2016
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One week after the referendum, SCVO’s Policy Officers Network met to wrestle with the implications of Brexit for the third sector. Read more

As Brexit triumphs, what now for Scotland?
Craig Wilson
24 June 2016
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We're in unchartered territory and the future looks uncertain Read more

The EU Referendum: guidance for charities
Sheghley Ogilvie
17 March 2016
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This papers offers a comparison of the OSCR and Charity Commission guidance for charities on how to approach campaigning around the EU referendum. Read more

UK & EU’s date with destiny is set
Alison Cairns
22 February 2016
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Alison on why you might have missed Cameron's EU deal Read more

Come talk social innovation in Europe with us
Alison Cairns
13 May 2015
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Well where to start with Europe? An upcoming referendum on EU membership? A debate on reform of the EU institutions’? A campaign to keep Scotland in the EU? There’s a lot to come, and we’ll be working hard to keep you informed so that you can have a say on it all. However, for... Read more

The role of the third sector in the 2014-2020 European Structural and Investment Funds programmes in Scotland
Norette Ferns
24 July 2014
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The Third Sector in Scotland has been involved in the governance and implementation of European Structural Funds since the UK joined the EU. As the national body representing the interests of all Third Sector organisations in Scotland, SCVO secured support from the Scottish... Read more

ESF and ERDF 2014-2020 Operational Programmes Consultation Response
Natasha Hallett
24 June 2014
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SCVO was invited to comment on the Scottish Government's draft Operational Programmes for European funding. This applies to the new European Social Fund and European Rural Development Fund during the next European funding cycle covering 2014 to 2020. ESF = European Social Fund... Read more

European Structural and Investment Funds – second stage consultation 2014
Julia Morrison
22 January 2014
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Implications of the current proposals The current governance arrangements for the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) are of great concern. Representation on the Programme Monitoring Committee (PMC) and subsequent decision-making structures should not only reflect a... Read more