Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Our Economy: Towards a new prosperity

Commissioner to ensure spending decisions are poverty proofed and to support communities to challenge Government,Business support, corporate social responsibility awards and government plaudits should be contingent

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/our-economy-towards-a-new-prosperity

Scottish Government urged to deliver “more than warm words” for third sector

NEWS 30 November 2023 by Niall Christie

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Labour MSP Paul O’Kane made the call in Holyrood.

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-government-urged-to-deliver-more-than-warm-words-for-third-sector

Tackling Child Poverty in Scotland: Analysis of Written Consultation Findings

report presents the findings of the written strand of a consultation carried out by the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/tackling-child-poverty-in-scotland-analysis-of-written-consultation-findings

The Future's Bright - The Future's Local

The policy summary provides 11 recommendations for how government, regulators, funders and other local

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/the-futures-bright-the-futures-local

'State Sponsored Cruelty' - Children in immigration detention

provides a series of recommendations which the authors say should be addressed urgently by the government

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/state-sponsored-cruelty-children-in-immigration-detention

We Were Built for This: How community organisations helped us through the coronavirus crisis – and how we can build a better future. (June 2020)

The report author, Locality, is calling on government to support a community-powered economic recovery

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/we-were-built-for-this-how-community-organisations-helped-us-through-the-coronavirus-crisis-and-how-we-can-build-a-better-future-june-2020

Micro-simulating child poverty in 2010 and 2020

Taking account of the recession, it estimates the costs of meeting the government target of halving child

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/micro-simulating-child-poverty-in-2010-and-2020

Experiences of Muslims Living in Scotland

understand more fully the experiences of Muslims living in Scotland both in response to the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/experiences-of-muslims-living-in-scotland

Equal Opportunities in Rural Scotland: Working together on a practical vision to bridge current barriers to social inclusion

The Highlands & Islands Equality Forum (HIEF) was funded by the Scottish Government Equality Unit, Equality

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/equal-opportunities-in-rural-scotland-working-together-on-a-practical-vision-to-bridge-current-barriers-to-social-inclusion

UK named as a country that gags charities

NEWS 28 May 2014 by Susan Smith

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The UK has introduced laws which limit the independence of charities

https://tfn.scot/news/uk-named-as-a-world-state-that-gag-charities

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