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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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The evidence library is a resource for anyone interested in the voluntary sector in Scotland. Managed by SCVO, the library signposts to research and evidence produced by, or on, the voluntary sector. For further information email: research@scvo.scot.

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Profiting from Care: Why Scotland can't afford privatised social care

Sara Mahmoud, Christine Berry, Mike Lewis STUC 5 July 2022

Communities Funding and economy Social Care Workforce, employment and training

STUC commissioned report which suggests that Scotland’s large private social care providers are associated with lower wages, more complaints about care quality, and higher levels of rent extraction than public and third sector care providers.

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Published on 5 July 2022

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