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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 Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.

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Charities defend their independence against Westminster ‘interference’

NEWS 16 June 2014 by Graham Martin
Management
A coalition of charities has responded to alleged attempts by the Westminster government to clamp down on campaigning

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-defend-their-independence-against-westminster-interference

The likely impact of the budget on UK charities

OPINION 14 March 2014 Guest post
Funding & Finance
Nick Sladden of Baker Tilly expects to see more measures to prevent charities being used for tax avoidance in Wednesday's budget

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-likely-impact-of-the-budget-on-uk-charities

The Gift Aid pledge in the chancellor’s budget lacks detail

OPINION 20 March 2014 Guest post
Funding & Finance
John Low from the Charities Aid Foundation says there were positives for charities in the budget, but the government needs to provide more detail

https://tfn.scot/opinion/budget-gift-aid-pledge-lacks-detail

A Widening Gap: Women and Welfare Reform

Multiple discrimination, including disabled and refugee women - Devolution of welfare - Scottish Governments

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/a-widening-gap-women-and-welfare-reform

Scotland's path to a low carbon economy

on the implementing framework for the Climate Change (Scotland) Act as requested by the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/scotlands-path-to-a-low-carbon-economy

Compendium of International Legal Instruments and Other Inter-governmental Commitments Concerning Core Civil Society Rights

This compendium collates and consolidates various commitments made by national governments - both regionally

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/compendium-of-international-legal-instruments-and-other-inter-governmental-commitments-concerning-core-civil-society-rights

Rural Scotland Key Facts 2010

The Scottish Government acknowledges that key areas of policy such as the economy, transport, education

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/rural-scotland-key-facts-2010

Evaluation of Third Sector Investment and Support

The Scottish Government?

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/evaluation-of-third-sector-investment-and-support

Life in Low Income Families - Research Report

The explicit evaluations by those living in low income family households of government policies and practices

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/life-in-low-income-families-research-report

“Lip-service”: charities and voluntary groups wanted more from Scottish budget

NEWS 4 December 2024 by Niall Christie
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Leading voices from Scotland’s third sector warned that ministers in Holyrood had paid “lip-service” to charities by not reforming a “broken public funding landscape” in today’s budget

https://tfn.scot/news/lip-service-charities-and-voluntary-groups-wanted-more-from-scottish-budget

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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.