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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

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.

Evidence library

Child poverty in Scotland: taking the next steps

This 'viewpoint paper' is informed by evidence from a series of reports by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation on different aspects of child poverty in the UK, and by independent analyses of evidence, new policy and proposed policy from the UK and Scottish Governments. It summarises and comments on the respective UK and Scottish Governments' strategies to tackle child poverty in Scotland, and the progress that has been made to date, and proposes measures to improve progress.

Last modified on 6 June 2017