emissions – we need to release less carbon into the atmosphere by changing our approach to energy, transport,SCVO has been working as part of a wide collaboration to help organisations create these plans and take,Our new Growing Climate Confidence resources have been developed with and for third sector organisations,We hope to be able to show where more support and funding is needed, and to demonstrate the great action,regional climate hubs to climate emergency training, from adaptation toolkits to grants for electric vehicles

and a new £1m fund to help those on low incomes benefit from digital skills training.,Government continue a commitment towards a low carbon economy, including £50 million for low carbon transport,out of new petrol and diesel vehicles by 2032, £80 million for Active Travel and over £145 million investment,SCVO will continue to monitor and feed into the process of setting up the Bank.,and communities.

Scotland Over £950 million of new funding will be made available for the Scottish Government in Barnett,This will align the tax treatment of the transportation of blood and medical supplies with other emergency,vehicles.,The new tax is due to come into force in 2022.,community assets.

Read up on the new announcements? No? Well, don’t worry, SCVO have done the hard work for you!,VAT rebates to hospices, search and rescue and some medical transport charities.,rescue and air ambulance charities, blood bike charities and charities providing rapid response vehicles,This will allow charities and Community Amateur Sports Clubs to claim Gift Aid style top-up payments,Other Funds In the Autumn Statement a £15 million fund for church roof repairs was announced.

Transport Association).,Bank deposits had decreased by £1.8 million, mainly due to the fact that SCVO received funding from Community,Community Planning Partnerships offered a vehicle for a participatory approach to the development of,We had argued for Community Jobs Scotland as a better successor to the Future Jobs Fund than the Work,SCVO motions 4.1 Motion to appoint Shulah Allan MBE as the new Convener of SCVO The Honorary President

Scottish political parties should commit to decentralising new and existing devolved powers even further,The devolution of any new powers to Scotland ought to be accompanied by appropriate fiscal powers to,vehicles.,making over transport issues.,Transport Association John Downie, SCVO John Ferguson, SCVO Kate Mavor, National Trust for Scotland

The existing Community Empowerment Bill may be the appropriate vehicle to legislate for this recommendation,Government programmes such as the Strengthening Communities Fund and the Climate Challenge Fund directly,fund capacity for community-led initiatives.,SCVO’s proposes a vision for a new democracy which is firmly centred on a social model, where citizens,State of the Sector report 2014 http://www.scvo.scot/news-campaigns-and-policy/research/scvo-scottish-third-sector-statistics

consider the devolution of taxes alongside each of the policy areas identified in this report so that new,coherence, would be any efforts to circumvent the Scottish Parliament and Government with direct funding,Community Jobs Scotland.,vehicles are reserved, thereby limiting the ability of the Scottish Parliament to improve the accessibility,of transport for disabled people.