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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 Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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Fraudsters hit charities for billions of pounds

NEWS 9 January 2018 by Gareth Jones
Management
The cost of fraud to charity and charitable trusts has been revealed in the Annual Fraud Indicator report

https://tfn.scot/news/fraudsters-hit-charities-for-billions-of-pounds

UK's commitment to open government called into question

NEWS 4 March 2021 by Gareth Jones
Environment & International
The UK joins a list of nine countries that have been censured by the body in the past, including Bulgaria, Malawi, Malta and South Africa

https://tfn.scot/news/uks-commitment-to-open-government-called-into-question

Initiative encourages social enterprises to become pitch perfect

NEWS 27 September 2023 by Robert Armour
Social enterprise leaders will get support from a range of experts

https://tfn.scot/news/initiative-encourages-social-enterprises-to-become-pitch-perfect

New strategy to strengthen Scotland's social enterprise sector is launched

NEWS 22 November 2024 by Robert Armour
Management
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Two year plan is revealed

https://tfn.scot/news/new-strategy-to-strengthen-scotlands-social-enterprise-sector-is-launched

Rugby star's domestic abuse sentence sets bad example warns campaigners

NEWS 10 January 2025 by Robert Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Community payback order is criticised

https://tfn.scot/news/rugby-stars-domestic-abuse-sentence-sets-bad-example-warns-campaigners

SCVO response to Access to Information Rights consultation (Scottish Government)

Paul Bradley
13 March 2023
Posted in
that the Scottish Government’s focus would be on contracts outsourced through commissioning and procurement,acknowledgement of government policy to work towards eliminating barriers to participation in public procurements,Scottish Government’s focus would most likely be on contracts outsourced through commissioning and procurement,barriers to entering the market are removed rather than created is crucial in the current public procurement

https://scvo.scot/p/58210/2023/03/13/scvo-response-to-access-to-information-rights-consultation

The answer to Scotland’s drug crisis lies in its communities

OPINION 5 August 2019 Guest post
Health & Social Care
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Eddie Nisbet calls for support for social enterprises who are delivering local public health services to exorcise Scotland’s drug-related demons

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-answer-to-scotlands-drug-crisis-lies-in-its-communities

A failure in co-production

OPINION 9 December 2015 Guest post
Health & Social Care
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After two years of small local groups working together to redesign local services, Edinburgh council wants to give the contract to a national body

https://tfn.scot/opinion/a-failure-in-co-production

Vital meals provision feeds Ayrshire children

NEWS 6 January 2021 by Robert Armour
Health & Social Care
Fund will enable free meals for kids across the region

https://tfn.scot/news/vital-meals-provision-feeds-ayrshire-children

Broken promises for third sector as new work programme unveiled

NEWS 4 October 2017 by Gareth Jones
Management
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Third sector groups had hoped for a greater role in Fair Start Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/broken-promises-for-third-sector-as-new-work-programme-unveiled

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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 Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.