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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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Covid-19 Impact on the Cultural Sector: Snap Survey Results

to be repurposed for core activity to secure resilience where needed; and we would ask Scottish Government,Ask Scottish Government to ask all banks to support people who need to take a mortgage holiday or temporarily

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/covid-19-impact-on-the-cultural-sector-snap-survey-results

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

Outrage as MP calls charities “sock puppets”

NEWS 4 March 2015 by Rab Armour
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​Pickles wants government departments to insert anti-lobbying clauses into funding agreements

https://tfn.scot/news/outrage-as-mp-calls-charities-sock-puppets

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

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

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

Charity’s £200k helpline cash

NEWS 18 February 2016 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
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A charity has been given £212,000 from the Scottish Government to run its helpline

https://tfn.scot/news/charitys-200k-helpline-cash

Aid groups deliberately excluded from spending decisions by government

NEWS 27 January 2021 by Rab Armour
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Environment & International
Government is avoiding scrutiny

https://tfn.scot/news/aid-groups-deliberately-excluded-from-spending-decisions-by-government

“Catastrophic”: aid charity leader warned Labour government of devastating funding cuts

NEWS 16 May 2025 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Health & Social Care
“This government is on course to go down in history as one of the worst for women and girls”

https://tfn.scot/news/catastrophic-aid-charity-leader-warned-labour-government-of-devastating-funding-cuts

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2026. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.