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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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Message is clear: don’t scrap Human Rights Act

NEWS 12 November 2015 by Paul Cardwell
Social Justice & Poverty
Amnesty International poll finds only 3% of Scots say it should be the most important priority for the UK government.

https://tfn.scot/news/little-appetite-to-scrap-human-rights-act

Tories face interrogation on human rights abuses

NEWS 23 October 2015 by Graham Martin
Social Justice & Poverty
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Westminster's human rights record in the spotlight

https://tfn.scot/news/tories-face-interrogation-on-human-rights-abuses

Housing body fears UK plans to cut energy saving programme

NEWS 27 March 2014 by Rab Armour
Regeneration & Housing
Housing body is worried Westminster government plans to cut an energy efficiency scheme that is helping tackle fuel poverty

https://tfn.scot/news/fears-for-home-eco-scheme

Universal Credit creating homelessness in Scotland

NEWS 27 September 2017 by Rab Armour
Regeneration & Housing
Leading charity warns new system is creating greater levels of poverty and exacerbating homelessness

https://tfn.scot/news/universal-credit-creating-homelessness-in-scotland

Westminster means testing plan could see disabled lose jobs

NEWS 22 May 2018 by Graham Martin
Social Justice & Poverty
A key employment subsidy is to be axed – putting more than 600 disabled workers in Scotland out of work

https://tfn.scot/news/westminster-means-testing-plan-could-see-disabled-lose-jobs

Week of action demands end to disability benefit cuts

NEWS 27 June 2017 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty

https://tfn.scot/news/week-of-action-demands-end-to-disability-benefit-cuts

Scotland’s largest conservation charity could merge with government body

NEWS 22 March 2017 by Susan Smith
Culture & Leisure
The National Trust for Scotland chief executive says it is "almost inevitable" it will merge with the government body for historic buildings

https://tfn.scot/news/scotlands-largest-conservation-charity-could-merge-with-government-body

UK government warned: don’t weaken human rights

NEWS 21 April 2017 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
All UK human rights commission chairs join to urge the UK government to rethink repealing human rights legislation

https://tfn.scot/news/uk-government-warned-dont-weaken-human-rights

Unpaid carers are losing out on the millions they were promised

NEWS 12 March 2019 by Rab Armour
Health & Social Care
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No consistency in how local authorities spend government funding

https://tfn.scot/news/unpaid-carers-still-losing-out

Concerns raised over human rights in prison

NEWS 11 October 2019 by Gareth Jones
Families & Young People
Campaigners have called for an urgent government response to a new report detailing serious concerns about practices in prisons and police custody

https://tfn.scot/news/concerns-raised-over-human-rights-in-prison

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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.