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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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Lobbying

organisation has any face-to-face or video conferencing engagement with MSPs, members of the Scottish Government,Obviously, this depends too on what you spoke about – the key here is whether you discussed Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/legislation/lobbying

The Environment

work with, the Everyone’s Environment project may provide useful food for thought The Scottish Government,You can find details of your local hub on the Scottish Government website SCVO partner Utility Aid can

https://scvo.scot/support/shifting-sands/environment

Coronavirus Third Sector Information Hub

funders, 250 grant assessors, 32 infrastructure organisations, 48 business advisors and the Scottish Government,Never more needed SCVO is part of the UK-wide #NeverMoreNeeded campaign – to help remind government,

https://scvo.scot/support/coronavirus

Benefits of becoming a charity

funding only available to charitiesIncreased public trust Things you need to do as a charity Have a governing

https://scvo.scot/support/setting-up/benefits

Transparency & open data

comes at a time when SCVO is coordinating the voluntary sector’s contribution to the global Open Government

https://scvo.scot/transparency

Climate Change

SCSS secured a government commitment to a 42 per cent reduction target by 2020, by initiating a media,coalitions have since approached SCCS for advice following its success in persuading the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/20-years-delivering-change/climate-change

Minimum Alcohol Pricing

increasing price but this option was not available to Scotland as taxation was reserved to the UK Government,The Scottish Government had been trying to introduce minimum pricing for alcohol since 2009.

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/20-years-delivering-change/minimum-alcohol-pricing

About employee relations

Handbooks vary but will govern many aspects of employment rights including for example holiday, sickness,In addition, the law of misdeed governs matters such as an employer’s liability for the acts of its employees

https://scvo.scot/support/hr/employee-relations/guide-to-employee-relations/about-employee-relations

Useful contacts

Examiners (ACIE) A list of Independent Examiners in Scotland.ACIE Community Land Team (Scottish Government,Team at crtb@gov.scot for more help or download the CRtB compliant constitution from the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/support/setting-up/useful-contacts

Useful contacts

Support services Local Scotland-wide UK-wide Government and public bodies Local TSI Scotland Network,Scotland Network is supported to carry out its main functions by the Third Sector Unit of Scottish Government,Delivered Locally Local Energy Scotland/CARES Local Energy Scotland manage CARES - the Scottish Government’s,UA | Energy and Utilities Consultancy (utility-aid.co.uk) Government & Public Bodies Community Land Team,Registers of Scotland - Scotland's land and property registers Scottish Government Asset Transfer documents

https://scvo.scot/support/village-community-halls/useful-contacts

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