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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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Government refuses to make aid commitments on nutrition

NEWS 28 May 2025 by Niall Christie
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Funding & Finance
Ministers rejected a recommendation made by the cross-party International Development Committee. 

https://tfn.scot/news/government-refuses-to-make-aid-commitments-on-nutrition

Consultation response to Labour National Policy Forum: Fair Work and the voluntary sector

Sheghley Ogilvie
17 March 2023
Posted in
Living Wage Foundation’s independently calculated real Living Wage in the first Budget of a Labour government,A Labour government should also use its public buying power and public contracts to tackle in work poverty,In SCVO’s research, many organisations reported receiving no increase in local or national government,Solutions Inflation-based uplifts to grant funding, contracts, and Scottish Government funding is one,However, SCVO believes that a Labour government should go further.

https://scvo.scot/p/58444/2023/03/17/consultation-response-to-labour-national-policy-forum-fair-work-and-the-voluntary-sector

NIDOS and SCVO’s new guide to running an international organisation

NEWS 4 August 2015 by Graham Martin
Environment & International
Two major third sector players have come together to produce a guide to running an international organisation

https://tfn.scot/news/nidos-and-scvos-new-guide-to-running-an-international-organisationj

Care workers PPE agreement reached

NEWS 9 April 2020 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
1 comment
Unions have come to an agreement with the government that staff will be able to wear whatever they feel is necessary

https://tfn.scot/news/care-workers-ppe-agreement-reached

Over 235,000 signatures yet DWP won’t release benefit-related death figures

NEWS 7 July 2015 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
67 comments
Campaigner changes tactic and urges public to write to MPs to pressure government

https://tfn.scot/news/over-235000-signatures-yet-dwp-wont-release-benefit-related-death-figures

Housing association demolitions strip new builds

NEWS 11 March 2015 by Rab Armour
Regeneration & Housing
More housing association demolitions than builds in 2013/14

https://tfn.scot/news/housing-association-demolitions-strip-new-builds

Future of closure-threatened charity secured

NEWS 20 September 2018 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
HIV Scotland has received a new funding commitment after an initial knock-back by the Scottish Government

https://tfn.scot/news/future-of-closure-threatened-charity-secured

Stop rape clause in new benefits laws

NEWS 28 January 2016 by Susan Smith
Health & Social Care
1 comment
A petition to stop women having to prove they were raped to government officials has just one day to reach its target

https://tfn.scot/news/stop-rape-clause-in-new-benefits-laws

Child poverty campaigners welcome Westminster welfare report

NEWS 23 June 2021 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
More coordination needed between both governments

https://tfn.scot/news/child-poverty-campaigners-welcome-westminster-welfare-report

Temple Old Kirk Friends

  • Membership number 5975
  • Charity registered in Scotland SC049931

https://scvo.scot/membership/members/5975/temple-old-kirk-friends

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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.