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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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Close the Gap pay gap statistics (2019)

While women are more likely to work in the public sector (67% local government and 81% NHS), only a third

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/close-the-gap-pay-gap-statistics-2019

Charities fight back against government gagging order

NEWS 12 February 2016 by Rab Armour
Management
​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

NEWS 9 August 2016 by Gavin Stuart
Funding & Finance
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

Government must stop trying to gag charities

OPINION 19 June 2014 Guest post
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Ruchir Shah, head of policy at the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) says civil society has the right to criticise bad government policy

https://tfn.scot/opinion/government-must-stop-trying-to-gag-charities

Fears over Glasgow climate summit bill

NEWS 15 January 2020 by Robert Armour
Environment & International
Lack of clarity over who will pay huge cost

https://tfn.scot/news/fears-over-glasgow-climate-summit-bill

Charities combine to put pressure on governments to be more open

NEWS 5 December 2016 by Paul Cardwell
Social Justice & Poverty
A project made up of third sector organisations in each of the UK’s four nations has been awarded cash to empower citizens to question government decisions

https://tfn.scot/news/governments-to-be-forced-to-be-more-open-by-charities

Scottish Government to scrap universal winter fuel payments for pensioners

NEWS 14 August 2024 by Niall Christie
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Social Justice & Poverty
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Age Scotland said the SNP Government has been left with no decision but to replicate plans to means-test the Winter Fuel Payment.

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-government-to-scrap-universal-winter-fuel-payments-for-pensioners

Weathering the storm: PBE Covid Charity Tracker (August 2020)

remotely and 31 per cent have collaborated more with charity sector partners 44% have applied for government’s

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/weathering-the-storm-pbe-covid-charity-tracker-august-2020

The SDGs and Scotland: a discussion paper and initial analysis (including alignment with National Performance Framework)

Development Goals (SDGs), assessing aspects of the alignment between Scotland’s data gathering and governance

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/the-sdgs-and-scotland-a-discussion-paper-and-initial-analysis-including-alignment-with-national-performance-framework

Does Levelling Up have a future?

Rachel Le Noan
3 April 2023
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Prospectus, SCVO continues to work closely with the TSI Scotland Network and partners in local government,and the UK Government.,Most recently, ahead of the budget, we asked the UK Government to commit to continuing Levelling Up funding,Alignment between the UK Government and the Scottish Government priorities is also still lacking, and

https://scvo.scot/p/59050/2023/04/03/does-levelling-up-have-a-future

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2025. 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.