Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Scottish charity assigned to clear mines and other explosives

NEWS 29 September 2022 by Niall Christie

Environment & International

Funding & Finance

Regeneration & Housing

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 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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Regeneration & Housing

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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

Fears over Glasgow climate summit bill

NEWS 15 January 2020 by Rab Armour

Environment & International

Lack of clarity over who will pay huge cost

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

Exclusive: UK Government failed to carry out impact assessment ahead of £6 billion international aid cuts

NEWS 16 July 2025 by Niall Christie

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Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office also fails to answer questions on aid target u-turn

https://tfn.scot/news/exclusive-uk-government-failed-to-carry-out-impact-assessment-ahead-of-6billion-international-aid-cuts

Fair Funding and Fair Work: Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations and TSI Scotland Network

Sheghley Ogilvie

22 August 2023

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Policy reports

To enable third sector organisations to become Fair Work employers, the Scottish Government must uphold,The Scottish Government has committed to Fairer Funding for the voluntary sector, including exploring,The many benefits of longer term funding are understood and recognised by the Scottish Government and,To progress towards Fair Work the Scottish Government needs to work across departments, with local government,years or more, across all Scottish Government departments.

https://scvo.scot/p/61666/2023/08/22/fair-funding-and-fair-work-scottish-council-for-voluntary-organisations-and-tsi-scotland-network