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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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Parents demand inquiry into named person scheme

Campaigners say they have evidence of illegal data sharing

https://tfn.scot/news/parents-demand-inquiry-into-named-person-scheme

GE17: Solidarity, equality and fairness for all

Peter Kelly says poverty must move to the top of the agenda now the election's over

https://tfn.scot/opinion/ge17-solidarity-equality-and-fairness-for-all

UK Government terminates funding of “hate speech” Christian group

A video emerged of Zion Projects chair and trustee Danny Stupple calling Islam “a very strong force of spiritual wickedness”.

https://tfn.scot/news/uk-government-terminates-funding-of-hate-speech-christian-group

Housing crisis just got worse: figures reveal almost 40,000 disabled on waiting lists

Claims vulnerable disabled people have been abandoned by Scottish Government

https://tfn.scot/news/housing-crisis-just-got-worse-figures-reveal-almost-40000-disabled-on-waiting-lists

Programme for government: “treading water in a storm of poverty and inequality”

Charities respond to John Swinney’s Scottish Government agenda for the year

https://tfn.scot/news/programme-for-government-treading-water-in-a-storm-of-poverty-and-inequality

It's time to make the real Living Wage a reality for Scotland's voluntary sector workforce

SCVO support the Scottish Government’s plans for Scotland to become a Fair Work Nation by 2025, plans,To support organisations to pay the Living Wage we need the Scottish Government to lead by example and,Over the last few months and in both Emergency Budget Responses, the Scottish Government has recognised,Scottish Government, local government, and funders across Scotland need to do more to ensure that voluntary,The upcoming publication of the Scottish Government's refreshed Fair Work Action Plan and the Scottish

https://scvo.scot/p/55395/2022/11/14/its-time-to-make-the-real-living-wage-a-reality-for-scotlands-voluntary-sector-workforce

Care changes are complicated and need to be properly understood

Ian Hood, of Scotland Against the Care Tax, examines the development of free personal care for under-65s

https://tfn.scot/opinion/care-changes-are-complicated-and-need-to-be-properly-understood

Voluntary sector will be expected to fill gaps in public service, charities warn

The warning comes amid increasing concerns about household finances.

https://tfn.scot/news/voluntary-sector-will-be-expected-to-fill-gaps-in-public-service-charities-warn

UK Government must "pay the price" to lift children out of poverty

The benefits to society would far outweigh the cost of ending child hardship

https://tfn.scot/news/uk-government-must-pay-the-price-to-lift-children-out-of-poverty

Regulator ends intervention at troubled housing association

The Scottish Housing Regulator has ended its statutory intervention at Dalmuir Park Housing Association in Clydebank

https://tfn.scot/news/regulator-ends-intervention-at-troubled-housing-association

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