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Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

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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Scottish Government urged to deliver “more than warm words” for third sector

NEWS 30 November 2023 by Niall Christie
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Labour MSP Paul O’Kane made the call in Holyrood.

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-government-urged-to-deliver-more-than-warm-words-for-third-sector

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

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

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

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

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

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

Heids and Herts Scotland SCIO

  • Membership number 8254
  • Charity registered in Scotland SC051039

https://scvo.scot/membership/members/8254/heids-and-herts-scotland-scio

Scottish Women in Sport

  • Membership number 4960
  • Charity registered in Scotland SC044496

https://scvo.scot/membership/members/4960/scottish-women-in-sport

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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.