The evidence we have collected, through bespoke engagement and backed up by the findings of the Scottish,Procurement, Scottish Government: research commissioned by the Scottish Government and published in,Government’s monthly reports and improve categories to ensure data is useful and accessible Collect,Scottish Exchequer: fiscal transparency discovery report – the Scottish Government’s discovery report,Supporting collaboration between the third and public sectors: evidence review: the research review conducted
https://scvo.scot/p/96677/2025/01/23/scvo-response-to-scottish-labours-policy-forum
Sector Stats, based on analysis of over 600 charity accounts, with additional information from the Scottish,The public sector is currently the single most important source of income for the Scottish voluntary,are also social enterprises Learn more about the sector’s size and shape and get in touch with our research
https://scvo.scot/research/reports/public-sector-funding
Summary These pages outline the size and shape of the Scottish voluntary sector workforce using data,from OSCR, SCVO, the Annual Population Survey, the Scottish Third Sector Tracker and other sources. 1,Recruitment and retention challenges: Organisations report increasing difficulty filling posts, with,are also social enterprises Learn more about the sector’s size and shape and get in touch with our research
https://scvo.scot/the-size-and-shape-of-the-voluntary-sector-workforce
Currently, the Scottish Government publishes monthly reports on government spend over £25,000.,The Scottish Government emergency Covid grants awarded in 2020-2022 have already been published to 360Giving,, and evidence.,Evidence that this policy will lead to change As the Open Government Action Plan, Scottish Exchequer,,Valuing the Third Sector: Looking ahead to the Scottish Government’s Draft Budget 2020-21, the most recent
https://scvo.scot/p/60307/2023/06/22/programme-for-government-proposal-transparent-voluntary-sector-funding
with the sector throughout 21-22, including, ‘Scottish Government funding of voluntary organisations,In 2020/21, 40% of charities spent more than their income, with that rising to 46% of smaller charities,, ‘Looking ahead to the Scottish Government’s Draft Budget 2020-21: Valuing the Third Sector’.,In our recent research on the Scottish Government’s funding of voluntary organisations, organisations,reported a lack of straightforward and timely processes in decision-making by the Scottish Government
https://scvo.scot/p/53617/2022/09/09/scvo-response-to-pre-budget-scrutiny-2023-24-the-impact-of-human-rights-budgeting
The Scottish Parliament’s 2020 report, ‘Valuing the third sector,’ made recommendations on the involvement,These include: Valuing the Third Sector: Looking ahead to the Scottish Government’s Draft Budget 2020,-21, Scottish Parliament If not now, when?,Recovery (2020) and the Scottish Government’s response to the Advisory Group.,SCVO’s evidence library contains hundreds of recent reports, all produced by or about voluntary sector
https://scvo.scot/p/43561/2021/05/10/submission-to-law-family-commission-on-civil-society
