SCVO and the TSI Scotland Network have built solid relationships with the UK Government.,We're a partner, and we'll hopefully be able to share more in the New Year.,the Scottish Parliament will, if passed, strengthen the regulator's powers, we were clear from the very,seriously for its role in the economy and its potential to add even greater value, as discussed in our thought,Later in the year, we teamed up with Volunteer Scotland to visit Scottish MPs in Westminster to brief

of the Sector 2022 statistics, our latest paper on Fair Funding, and SCVO’s thought leadership series,SCVO support Social Enterprise Scotland’s recommendation that public bodies must insist on transparent,, and more recently in our Programme for Government proposals, and Budget Briefing.,SCVO also supports the call in Volunteer Scotland’s submission for volunteers to be recognised as a key,SCVO supports Citizens Advice Scotland’s position that the value of volunteering must be recognised,

We need to use this time to rally together to secure a spending review that delivers for Scotland’s voluntary,making the point that the changes we are asking for are now certainly within the Scottish Government’s power,service only funding that's washed down with late decision making and untimely payments cannot be the new,We can then see how your submission might enhance that of SCVO.,You can share your thoughts anonymously using our short form if you cannot put your head above the parapet

SCVO has identified three primary opportunities for adopting fair work practices in Scotland’s voluntary,The Scottish Government should use the powers and levers it has available to encourage employers across,SCVO has identified two major challenges to adopting fair work practices in Scotland’s voluntary sector,recruiting and retaining staff would be a challenge67% thought recruiting and retaining volunteers will,SCVO welcome Scotland's first Resource Spending Review since 2011, which should allow for 3–4-year spending

Government SCVO ResponseDownload Our position SCVO champions the importance of transparency within Scotland,A key pillar of SCVO’s new Strategic Plan 2019-22 is to develop a confident, sustainable voluntary sector,This briefing offers invaluable insight that we hope will lend itself to a genuine two-way conversation,It is unclear to SCVO and to others, including the Coalition of Care and Support Providers in Scotland,of engagement with the sector until this time has been disappointing and risks poorly designed and thought

A few observations and thoughts of my own:Tax For years, the SNP in particular bemoaned the fact that,Barnett Consequentials Through the devolution settlement, Scotland gets a proportionate share of any,At SCVO we have toyed with the idea of lobbying for barnett consequentials (derived from a variety of,Perhaps this is an issue we should give some brain power to - looking to see how such windfalls can be,The first vote on the budget will take place early in the new year.

Ministers were naturally cautious around the new tax powers – tax is complicated – and alongside the,tribal political dynamics we have in Scotland any debate on tax is a definite challenge.,This must start with a fundamental debate on what we want to see these powers achieve – a point SCVO,debate about how we support our economy and fund public services for the future” and the paper includes thoughts,View SCVO’s briefing on the above topic here.

That is the context for this brief review of public fundraising in Scotland.,The IoF was broadly thought of as a professional body for individual fundraisers.,They also recognised that the further devolution transition of power to Scotland, including powers to,The further devolution of powers to Scotland led many to believe that such a framework would ultimately,asked SCVO to undertake an informal review of public charity fundraising in Scotland to assess whether

This response both reflects some of the comments made as well as further thoughts which we have developed,the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Bill, who have produced a briefing regarding a range of issues.,SCVO supports that document, entitled Civil Society Priorities for Procurement in Scotland: A Strong,,Building a fairer Scotland and tackling inequality. Passing power to people and communities.,Furthermore, SCVO has for many years heard from members about the difficulty across Scotland (not in