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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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Has the government deliberately covered up sanction figures?

NEWS 4 August 2015 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
UK government accused of covering up true extent of "pernicious" sanction regime

https://tfn.scot/news/has-the-government-deliberately-covered-up-sanction-figures

Gaza aid blocks “appalling and unacceptable”, government admits

NEWS 5 May 2025 by Niall Christie
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Funding & Finance
UK Government raises alarm about the effect on aid and to aid workers

https://tfn.scot/news/gaza-aid-blocks-appalling-and-unacceptable-government-admits

Empty Kitchens Full Hearts

  • Membership number 6692
  • Charity registered in Scotland SC051638

https://scvo.scot/membership/members/6692/empty-kitchens-full-hearts

​Fair Funding for the Voluntary Sector

Sheghley Ogilvie
16 January 2023
Posted in
This version of the principles includes asks of Scottish Government, and can be read in conjunction with,asks for local government and other actors developed by the TSI Scotland Network based on the Fair Funding,Similarly, the Scottish Government dedicates significant time and resources to annual processing and,The Scottish Government should: Commit to a longer-term funding model for the voluntary sector across,The Scottish Government should: Commit to undertaking improvements in practice for all Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/56732/2023/01/16/fair-funding-for-the-voluntary-sector

Power given to Scots MSPs over fracking

NEWS 14 January 2015 by Rab Armour
Environment & International
Scottish excluded from Westminster fracking legislation

https://tfn.scot/news/power-given-to-scots-msps-over-fracking

Regulator reminds housing bodies to obey the rules

NEWS 20 April 2017 by Rab Armour
Regeneration & Housing
Regulator has been forced to intervene in the running of two housing associations and says it is because they did not follow their own rules

https://tfn.scot/news/regulator-reminds-housing-bodies-to-obey-the-rules

Campaigners welcome moves to ban conversion therapy

NEWS 11 May 2021 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
Outdated and harmful practice should be outlawed

https://tfn.scot/news/campaigners-welcome-moves-to-ban-conversion-therapy

Bedroom tax: Westminster warned against cutting benefits

NEWS 20 February 2017 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
Scottish Government seeks "cast iron" commitments from Westminster benefits won't be clawed back

https://tfn.scot/news/bedroom-tax-westminster-warned-against-cutting-benefits

Top-up child payment to address age discrimination, First Minister told

NEWS 18 August 2023 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Funding & Finance
#CostOfLivingCrisis
The 80 groups are supporting the End Young Parent Poverty: Top up the Scottish Child Payment campaign.

https://tfn.scot/news/top-up-child-payment-to-address-age-discrimination-first-minister-told

Green charities slam government’s environmental rights action plan

NEWS 2 August 2022 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
The United Nations Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee has repeatedly found the UK to be in breach of the convention’s access to justice requirements.

https://tfn.scot/news/green-charities-slam-governments-environmental-rights-action-plan

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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.