Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Children, Young People, Families and Adult Learning Third Sector Fund - SCVO and TSI Scotland Network letter to the Minister

Paul Bradley

3 April 2023

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Policy

Fair Funding

say that these recent developments have confirmed the administration of this fund by the Scottish Government,I will be making contact with your colleagues in other parts of Scottish Government to discuss this,,subsequent funding dependent on satisfactory progress towards their stated outcomes and Scottish Government,annual core funding awards of £14m followed in 2017/18 and 2018/19. 2018: In March 2018, Scottish Government,Programme for Government in 2021, a further announcement was made in December 2021 that the CYPFEI

https://scvo.scot/p/59051/2023/04/03/administration-of-children-young-people-families-and-adult-learning-third-sector-fund-cypfal-tsf-and-predecessor-funds-scvo-and-tsi-scotland-network-letter-to-the-minister

Scots ministers go to London demanding full welfare powers

NEWS 20 July 2015 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

Smith Commission proposals must be implemented in full says delegation

https://tfn.scot/news/scots-ministers-go-to-london-demanding-full-welfare-powers

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

Sheghley Ogilvie

17 March 2023

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Consultation responses

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

Fife Council launch workforce digital skills support network

Siobhan Mercer

6 June 2023

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Support & learning
Digital

additional reading on this topic is our report on Supporting workforce digital skills in local government

https://scvo.scot/p/60127/2023/06/06/fife-council-launch-workforce-digital-skills-support-network

UN is told UK government is violating the rights of disabled

NEWS 21 August 2017 by Rab Armour

Health & Social Care

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Campaigners tell UN committee rights are being routinely ignored

https://tfn.scot/news/un-told-uk-government-violating-rights-of-disabled

Men’s Sheds Association could be forced to close as government withdraws funding

NEWS 1 December 2022 by Niall Christie

Management

Culture & Leisure

Health & Social Care

Funding & Finance

Regeneration & Housing

#RunningCostsCrisis

#CostOfLivingCrisis

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The groups aim to tackle social isolation and improve their members’ mental health, but ministers have said the Scottish Government will not provide further funding for the initiative.

https://tfn.scot/news/mens-sheds-could-be-forced-to-close-as-government-withdraws-funding