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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

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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DWP reneges on Scots bedroom tax promise

UK government accused of "cynically" dragging its heels

https://tfn.scot/news/dwp-reneges-on-scots-bedroom-tax-promise

The third sector won’t be silenced, so just deal with it

Susan Smith argues the latest attack on civil society groups that criticise government has gone too far and other politicians must speak out

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-third-sector-wont-be-silenced-so-just-deal-with-it

“Act now”: UK and Scottish Governments questioned over funding for Glasgow charity

The Glasgow Disability Alliance has said questions remain over how it will provide core services beyond this month. 

https://tfn.scot/news/act-now-uk-and-scottish-governments-urged-questioned-over-funding-for-glasgow-charity

No gagging clause in Scottish Government grants

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon assured Scotland's third sector there will be no Scottish gagging clause

https://tfn.scot/news/no-gagging-clause-in-scottish-government-grants

Time Well Spent 2022

Volunteer participation has not fully recovered since then. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/time-well-spent-2022

Scottish Budget 2023/24: We’ve heard things like this before

The budget does give a good sense of the Scottish Government’s priorities, and when we heard in advance,Behind or the prevention of drugs deaths will flow through or into the sector, but as the Scottish Government,As we laid out in our briefing on the budget, greater transparency about the Scottish Government’s funding,The clearest proxy we have to measure government support for the sector within the budget is the Third,to bring about the changes the sector so desperately needs across all government departments and areas

https://scvo.scot/p/56418/2022/12/19/scottish-budget-2023-24-weve-heard-things-like-this-before

SCVO long-term funding survey and roundtable report 2013

funding from right across the public sector, ranging from local authority departments to central government,Following the debate, the Scottish Government asked the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/scvo-long-term-funding-survey-and-roundtable-report-2013

Scottish Budget Briefing 2023/2024

The Scottish Government can begin to act by committing to: multi-year funding of three years or more ,Similarly, the Scottish Government dedicates significant time and resources to annual processing and,Similarly, the Scottish Government’s Open Government Action Plan commits to fiscal openness and transparency,The Scottish Government should include sector funding as part of this work.,The Scottish Government should collect data across all government departments to generate an accurate

https://scvo.scot/p/56262/2022/12/13/scottish-budget-briefing-2023-2024

Poverty, inequality and human rights

how human rights have been implemented in practice in anti-poverty work by governments and other organisations

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/poverty-inequality-and-human-rights

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