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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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Final call on views for autism commissioner

Charities want to ensure voices of autistic people are heard

https://tfn.scot/news/final-call-on-views-for-autism-commissioner

Childcare review forum announced

The Scottish Government launched group will be made up of representatives from the private, public and third sectors as well as parents

https://tfn.scot/news/childcare-review-forum-announced

Autism rights petition passes target

Autistic people continue to face significant barriers

https://tfn.scot/news/autism-rights-petition-passes-target

The Gambling Harm and Mental Health Fund exists to support community-based activity to further work on mental health and gambling harms, including a focus on suicide. The main purpose of this fund is to understand the impact of Gambling Harms on specific disadvantaged, marginalised, and minoritised communities and how this intersects with wider social, economic, and environmental factors.The fund will be administered by the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE) on behalf of the Scottish Government. The Scotland Reducing Gambling Harm (ScotRGH) team will lead this work and be the main point of contact for potential and successful projects.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0RP1000008dHdwMAE/health-and-social-care-alliance-gambling-harm-and-mental-health-fund

Charity leaders set out 'asks' ahead of autumn budget

Civil Society Group calls on government to strengthen funding

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-leaders-set-out-asks-ahead-of-autumn-budget

Climate target exceeded - but more must be done

Greenhouse gas output has been hugely reduced in Scotland – but environmental charities say that’s not good enough

https://tfn.scot/news/climate-target-exceeded-but-more-must-be-done

Care sector gets last minute reprieve on £400m sleepover bill

Government is waiving historic financial penalties against employers concerning sleep-in shift pay in the social care sector

https://tfn.scot/news/care-sector-gets-last-minute-reprieve-from-400m-sleepover-bill

Scottish Government open to independent review of charity regulation

The confirmation came in response to a parliamentary question from Paul O’Kane MSP. 

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-government-open-to-independent-review-of-charity-regulation

Scottish Men’s Shed Association faces winding up amid funding crisis

The Scottish Men’s Shed Association (SMSA) has warned it faces being wound up.

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-mens-shed-association-faces-winding-up-amid-funding-crisis

The Big Society disaster: a doomed and damaging policy

The Conservative party's flagship Big Society policy caused more harm than good, according to new report

https://tfn.scot/news/the-big-society-disaster-a-doomed-policy-which-damaged-society

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