Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Poverty in Scotland 2025

Nearly 1 in 4 children are living in poverty, and poverty rates amongst the Scottish Government’s so-called,a crucial insight for politicians who seek to represent these areas in Holyrood or in the local government

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/poverty-in-scotland-2025

The Future of the Minimum Wage: the Employer perspective. (August 2020)

interviews, the report find that most employers support planned increases in the minimum wage, but want government

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/the-future-of-the-minimum-wage-the-employer-perspective-august-2020

Schumpeter comes to whitehall: Cuts and Innovation in Public Services

The UK government has started to reduce public spending and this has serious implications for both those

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/schumpeter-comes-to-whitehall-cuts-and-innovation-in-public-services

Scotland's Environmental Laws Since Devolution - From Rhetoric To Reality

Interviews were carried out with LINK members across a range of sectors, with government bodies tasked

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/scotlands-environmental-laws-since-devolution-from-rhetoric-to-reality

Village Halls and Community Centres

The report is therefore useful for anyone involved in the governance and management of a village hall

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/village-halls-and-community-centres

All of government must be globally responsible

OPINION 17 July 2014 Guest post

Environment & International

Gillian Wilson explains why government will have to rethink its approach to international development regardless of the outcome of the referendum

https://tfn.scot/opinion/all-of-government-must-be-globally-responsible

Charity gagging orders: Tories attacking free speech

NEWS 9 November 2018 by Graham Martin

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The UK Tory government is so terrified of public debate it is gagging charities and groups which hold it to account

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-gagging-orders-tories-attacking-free-speech

More action need to hit climate change targets

NEWS 25 September 2017 by Gareth Jones

Environment & International

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An independent watchdog has said that the Scottish Government needs to do more to ensure emissions are cut

https://tfn.scot/news/more-action-need-to-hit-climate-change-targets

New figures reveal need for ongoing cost-of-living support

NEWS 10 August 2023 by Niall Christie

Social Justice & Poverty

Health & Social Care

Regeneration & Housing

#CostOfLivingCrisis

Calls to support social housing tenants as survey shows many struggling with essential bills.

https://tfn.scot/news/new-figures-reveal-need-for-ongoing-cost-of-living-support

Holyrood committee takes on SCVO Fair Funding recommendations

NEWS 23 November 2023 by Niall Christie

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Social Justice & Poverty

Funding & Finance

Parliament’s Social Justice and Social Security Committee has taken forward a number of calls made by SCVO.

https://tfn.scot/news/holyrood-committee-takes-on-scvo-fair-funding-recommendations

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