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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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UK charities and organisations call on government to end all arms to Israel

NEWS 4 September 2024 by Niall Christie
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Funding & Finance
Earlier this week the UK Government suspended 30 of 350 arms licences to Israel.

https://tfn.scot/news/uk-charities-and-organisations-call-on-government-to-end-all-arms-to-israel

Ministers fail to deliver Human Rights Bill in Programme for Government

NEWS 4 September 2024 by Niall Christie
Social Justice & Poverty
Professor Angela O’Hagan is chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission. 

https://tfn.scot/news/ministers-fail-to-deliver-human-rights-bill-in-programme-for-government

Crisis continues as no more cash will be spent on social housing

NEWS 22 May 2025 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Regeneration & Housing
Radical reform is urgently needed

https://tfn.scot/news/housing-crisis-continues-as-no-more-cash-will-be-spent-on-social-housing

Essential services at risk as vast majority of Scottish charities face financial insecurity

NEWS 24 June 2025 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
Results from the Scottish Third Sector Tracker show that charities are at crisis point

https://tfn.scot/news/essential-services-at-risk-as-vast-majority-of-scottish-charities-face-financial-insecurity

Senior management jobs among those to go at Inverclyde hospice

NEWS 22 December 2025 by Niall Christie
Management
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Ardgowan said the “restructure” comes amid a deficit and uncertainty over government funding. 

https://tfn.scot/news/senior-management-jobs-among-those-to-go-at-inverclyde-hospice

International NGOs at risk of being banned from Palestine

NEWS 12 January 2026 by Niall Christie
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
At least 37 aid groups have warned of a worsening humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza. 

https://tfn.scot/news/international-ngos-at-risk-of-being-banned-from-palestine

Third sector criticises plans for £1.4bn European funding

NEWS 24 June 2014 by Susan Smith
Funding & Finance
SCVO has hit out at the Scottish Government over its disorganised approach to distributing over £1bn of European funding to tackle social exclusion

https://tfn.scot/news/european-funding

Named person legislation isn’t transparent

OPINION 11 September 2017 Guest post
Health & Social Care
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Lesley Scott believes Scottish ministers are not being open about Named Persons legislation

https://tfn.scot/opinion/named-person-legislation-isnt-transparent

Poor Humza Yousaf – he’s not got his troubles to seek 

OPINION 1 September 2023 by Graham Martin

https://tfn.scot/opinion/poor-humza-yousaf-hes-not-got-his-troubles-to-seek

Scotland will show people in poverty more respect

NEWS 17 December 2015 by Paul Cardwell
Social Justice & Poverty
Alex Neil the cabinet secretary for social justice addressed third sector organisations discussing how to tackle poverty and inequality with new powers

https://tfn.scot/news/scotland-will-show-people-in-poverty-more-respect

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2026. 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.