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

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LGBT+ charities call for commitments from First Minister candidates

NEWS 28 February 2023 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
The three candidates to be the next First Minister have been asked to support five existing commitments of the Scottish Government. 

https://tfn.scot/news/lgbt-charities-call-for-commitments-from-first-minister-candidates

Music charity welcomes government funding to continue programmes

NEWS 7 March 2023 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Culture & Leisure
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#RunningCostsCrisis
#CostOfLivingCrisis
Culture Minister Neil Gray said that the Big Noise programmes play a “hugely valuable role”.

https://tfn.scot/news/music-charity-welcomes-government-funding-to-continue-programmes

Survey reveals sceptism for Scottish Government's housing targets

NEWS 20 June 2022 by Robert Armour
Regeneration & Housing
Alarm at lack of affordable homes being built

https://tfn.scot/news/survey-reveals-sceptism-for-scottish-governments-housing-targets

UK Government faces criticism over human rights plans

NEWS 5 July 2022 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
1 comment
A joint statement has made clear concerns about the implications of changes to legislation which would affect Scotland. 

https://tfn.scot/news/uk-government-faces-criticism-over-human-rights-plans

Holyrood committee calls for Third Sector input to planning partnerships

NEWS 22 June 2023 by Niall Christie
Management
Environment & International
Regeneration & Housing
The committee expresses “concern” over relationships with the Third Sector.

https://tfn.scot/news/holyrood-committee-calls-for-third-sector-input-to-planning-partnerships

Scottish Ministers pressed over pledge to fix climate law breach

NEWS 31 October 2023 by Niall Christie
Management
Environment & International
1 comment
The work is being led by the Good Law Project and the Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland. 

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-ministers-pressed-over-pledge-to-fix-climate-law-breach

Poverty's grip is less in Scotland than UK but still affects 1.1 million

NEWS 23 January 2024 by Robert Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
Scottish child payment has reduced poverty

https://tfn.scot/news/povertys-grip-is-less-in-scotland-than-uk-but-still-affects-1-1-million

Have your say on charity law improvements

NEWS 14 January 2021 by Robert Armour
Management
Consultation launches

https://tfn.scot/news/have-your-say-on-charity-law-improvements

Voluntary sector body warns groups have been "overlooked" by Holyrood spending review

NEWS 1 June 2022 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
1 comment
SCVO, which has a community of over 3,000 members, has criticised the Scottish Government for what it calls a half-hearted spending review

https://tfn.scot/news/voluntary-sector-body-warns-groups-have-been-overlooked-by-holyrood-spending-review

Funding boost for community justice projects

NEWS 4 March 2019 by Gareth Jones
Social Justice & Poverty
Seven charities working to help prevent reoffending will share almost £3 million of Scottish Government funds

https://tfn.scot/news/funding-boost-for-community-justice-projects

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Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.