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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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Posts tagged Lobbying Act

The Lobbying Scotland Act 2016 seeks to increase transparency around lobbying and makes provision for the establishment and enforcement of a public Lobbying Register. To comply with the Lobbying Act, organisations must record any instances of regulated lobbying (as defined by the Act) with MSPs on the Lobbying Register. We continually monitor the Act and Register for any potential added burden on Scotland’s voluntary sector.  Read more
Charities, the Lobbying Act and the Holyrood election
Felix Spittal
1 February 2016
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New rules on Lobbying will affect charities in the run up to May 2016 Read more

Lobbying (Scotland) Bill – Stage 1
Jordan Ogg
5 January 2016
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Lobbying (Scotland) Bill – Stage 1 SCVO Briefing 5 January 2016 Key points: To ensure diverse views are still encouraged at Parliament and the voice of smaller third sector organisations is not lost, we urge MSPs to ensure that the Lobbying Bill remains light touch If the... Read more

Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee enquiry – Lobbying Bill
Felix Spittal
30 November 2015
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This is SCVO's response to the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee's call for views on the Lobbying (Scotland) Bill. The Bill aims to increase transparency of lobbying by introducing a statutory register of paid lobbyists that meet with MSPs and Ministers... Read more

Lobbying Act and the third sector in Scotland - independent research findings
Felix Spittal
12 November 2015
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Introduction Passed by the Conservative-led coalition government in January 2014, the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 (better known as the ‘Lobbying Act’) significantly amended campaign and election law in the United Kingdom... Read more