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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 Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.

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UK named as a country that gags charities

The UK has introduced laws which limit the independence of charities

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

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

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

Time Well Spent 2022

Volunteer participation has not fully recovered since then. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/time-well-spent-2022

Scottish charity assigned to clear mines and other explosives

Minister with special responsibility for Refugees from Ukraine, Neil Gray visited the charity.

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-charity-assigned-to-clear-mines-and-other-explosives

Charities fight back against government gagging order

​Charities write to prime minster urging him to drop a clause preventing charities from lobbying against government

https://tfn.scot/news/leading-charities-join-to-oppose-government-gagging-order

Big Lottery Fund risks being too close to government

The Big Lottery Fund risks becoming too closely tied to UK Government policy under proposed new directions, NCVO has warned

https://tfn.scot/news/big-lottery-fund-risks-being-tied-to-policy-warns-ncvo

Coronavirus Impact Survey 2020

organisation could play a role in responding to the coronavirus outbreak, with the majority saying that government

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/coronavirus-impact-survey-2020

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