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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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Charity providers warn government fails “to grasp reality” of social care workforce

NEWS 11 September 2023 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
#CostOfLivingCrisis
CCPS and Carr Gomm called for more from Holyrood following the Programme for Government.

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-providers-warn-government-fails-to-grasp-reality-of-social-care-workforce

Spring Statement lifeline for voluntary organisations, but will it be enough?

Sheghley Ogilvie
20 March 2023
Posted in
They can also help people in need that central and local Government cannot, so I will give his department,Will consequentials be passed on in full by Scottish Government?,million announced by the Chancellor is the most significant commitment to the sector since the government’s,At a Scottish Government level, there will be decisions to made about how to allocate the £320 million,SCVO has already called on the Scottish Government to follow the Chancellor in supporting the sector

https://scvo.scot/p/58494/2023/03/20/spring-statement-lifeline-for-voluntary-organisations-but-will-it-be-enough

Chaos at Holyrood: Scotland's charities speak out

NEWS 26 April 2024 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
1 comment
Hard fought for policies which can transform lives must be maintained, they say

https://tfn.scot/news/chaos-at-holyrood-scotlands-charities-speak-out

Co-designing the National Care Service: aspiration rather than reality?

OPINION 19 October 2023 by Sara Redmond
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
1 comment
Sara Redmond says progress on the NCS should not be lost to expediency and fear of sharing power

https://tfn.scot/opinion/co-designing-the-national-care-service-aspiration-rather-than-reality

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

NEWS 7 May 2025 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
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

The mental health emergency: How has the coronavirus pandemic impacted our mental health? (June 2020)

Mind has announced five key tests for UK Government as part of its recovery plan for mental health: investing

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/the-mental-health-emergency-how-has-the-coronavirus-pandemic-impacted-our-mental-health-june-2020

Parents demand inquiry into named person scheme

NEWS 9 May 2018 by Rab Armour
Health & Social Care
2 comments
Campaigners say they have evidence of illegal data sharing

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

Scotland must be a world leader in tackling loneliness

NEWS 26 October 2018 by Graham Martin
Health & Social Care
2 comments
Charities have come together to call on Nicola Sturgeon to lead from the front and ensure Scotland becomes the world leader in tackling loneliness

https://tfn.scot/news/scotland-must-be-a-world-leader-in-tackling-loneliness

UK Government terminates funding of “hate speech” Christian group

NEWS 20 April 2023 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Culture & Leisure
Funding & Finance
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

UK Government expresses concern at continued attacks on aid workers

NEWS 5 September 2025 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Officials were responding to a report by the UK’s International Development Committee. 

https://tfn.scot/news/uk-government-expresses-concern-at-continued-attacks-on-aid-workers

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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.