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Host an event
On 4th and 5th February 2025, the Gathering will attract 1,500 people each day from across the Scottish voluntary sector so it's a fantastic opportunity to deliver an event that will highlight your work, generate discussion, create networking opportunities, share good practice and support people to develop their skills and knowledge.
Public service reform
TBC Latest news & opinion The latest public service reform news and blogs. Read more Latest briefings & policy papers The latest public service reform briefings and policy papers from the policy team. Read more Latest consultation responses The latest public service reform...
https://scvo.scot/policy/transforming-the-economy/public-service-reform
Rates
Latest news & opinion The latest rates news and blogs. Read more Latest briefings & policy papers The latest rates briefings and policy papers from the policy team. Read more Latest consultation responses The latest rates consultation responses from the policy team. Read more...
Fair Work
Fair Work for the voluntary sector workforce is an SCVO priority. We are calling for voluntary organisations to be supported and resourced to be Fair Work employers. Latest news & opinion The latest Fair Work news and blogs. Read more Latest briefings & policy papers The latest...
National Strategy for Economic Transformation (NSET)
We work closely with Ewan Aitken who is the voluntary sector’s representative on NSET Delivery Board to ensure that voluntary organisations are understood as a crucial part of driving social and economic wellbeing in Scotland. Scotland's National Strategy for Economic...
UK/EU Trade Cooperation Agreement (TCA)
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).
Community Wealth Building (CWB)
Through our Chief Executive Anna Fowlie’s role on the Scottish Government’s Community Wealth Building Steering Group, we are committed to amplifying and championing the views of the sector, to ensure national legislation reflects what is needed in communities, and the sector is...
https://scvo.scot/policy/transforming-the-economy/community-wealth-building
Review of charity regulation
We want to see the Scottish Government’s commitment to a wider review of charity regulation taken forward ensuring an independent, holistic approach to regulation that avoids gaps and overlaps in accountability, and results in a regulatory landscape that ultimately reflects the...
Audits
Latest news & opinion The latest audits news and blogs. Read more Latest briefings & policy papers The latest audits briefings and policy papers from the policy team. Read more Latest consultation responses The latest audits consultation responses from the policy team. Read more...
Lobbying Act
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. Latest news...