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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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Action must be taken to uplift voluntary sector pay as running costs crisis deepens

NEWS 16 November 2022 by Graham Martin
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Funding & Finance
#RunningCostsCrisis
#CostOfLivingCrisis
SCVO has written to John Swinney also calling for multi-year funding

https://tfn.scot/news/action-must-be-taken-to-uplift-voluntary-sector-pay-as-running-costs-crisis-deepens

National Care Service scrapped by Scottish Government

NEWS 14 November 2024 by Niall Christie
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
3 comments
Carers groups, councils, and trade unions had expressed concerns about the plans. 

https://tfn.scot/news/national-care-service-scrapped-by-scottish-government

UK Government told to rethink approach to civil society

NEWS 27 May 2025 by Niall Christie
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Bond’s latest review of civic space highlights key trends threatening charities and campaigners

https://tfn.scot/news/uk-government-told-to-rethink-approach-to-civil-society

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

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

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

Is there a future for Scotland’s National Performance Framework? 

Paul Bradley
6 June 2023
Posted in
The latest statutory review of Scotland's National Outcomes, which the Scottish Government is obliged,The Scottish Government's consultation on the National Outcomes, due to close on 12 June, provides the,Here, SCVO will call on the government to address the glaring omission of the voluntary sector.,The Scottish Government's latest correspondence to the Scottish Parliament says that it will publish,Still, the Scottish Government should have focused on visibility, accountability, and collaboration in

https://scvo.scot/p/60098/2023/06/06/is-there-a-future-for-scotlands-national-performance-framework

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

GE17: Solidarity, equality and fairness for all

OPINION 9 June 2017 Guest post
Social Justice & Poverty
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

Extending the Brexit transition period

OPINION 30 April 2020 Guest post
Environment & International
3 comments
Maria Fletcher says the UK Government must do the right thing and extend the Brexit transition period

https://tfn.scot/opinion/extending-the-brexit-transition-period

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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.