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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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Invest in retraining to protect workers, government told

NEWS 25 August 2020 by Gavin Stuart
Social Justice & Poverty
Reform Scotland is calling for a major upscale of current programmes

https://tfn.scot/news/invest-in-retraining-to-protect-workers-government-told

Campaigners warn Scotland is being "wallpapered" by alcohol adverts

NEWS 28 June 2022 by Rab Armour
Health & Social Care
Charity is urging Scottish Government to act

https://tfn.scot/news/campaigners-warn-scotland-is-being-wallpapered-by-alcohol-adverts

Cost of living crisis: warm banks are well intentioned but not a solution

NEWS 10 October 2022 by Graham Martin
Social Justice & Poverty
#RunningCostsCrisis
#CostOfLivingCrisis
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Poverty activists and those with lived experience counsel against setting up heated shelters for the vulnerable

https://tfn.scot/news/cost-of-living-crisis-warm-banks-are-well-intentioned-but-not-a-solution

Digital inclusion challenges: Connectivity

Kathryn Parry-Wilkes
17 November 2023
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We hope to see Government continue to support and help drive better Infrastructure in Rural Communities

https://scvo.scot/p/86249/2023/11/17/digital-inclusion-pillars-connectivity

MSPs urged to change public debt collection to tackle child poverty

NEWS 11 September 2024 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
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Low-income families across Scotland are facing a growing debt crisis.

https://tfn.scot/news/msps-urged-to-change-public-debt-collection-to-tackle-child-poverty

We want to be the sector’s window to Whitehall

OPINION 9 August 2024 by Ian Murray
Families & Young People
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Social Justice & Poverty
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Health & Social Care
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Regeneration & Housing
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Scottish secretary Ian Murray outlines the new UK Government’s pledges to charities

https://tfn.scot/opinion/we-want-to-be-the-sectors-window-to-whitehall

What does Scotland’s social care sector need from the new parliament?

OPINION 22 May 2026 by Rachel Cackett
Management
Health & Social Care
Rachel Cacket on what the sector needs from John Swinney’s new government

https://tfn.scot/opinion/what-does-scotlands-social-care-sector-need-from-the-new-parliament

Scottish Men's Sheds Association

  • Membership number 5236
  • Charity registered in Scotland SC045139

https://scvo.scot/membership/members/5236/scottish-mens-sheds-association

Third Sector gives mixed reviews of Scottish Government budget 

NEWS 16 December 2022 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
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#RunningCostsCrisis
#CostOfLivingCrisis
Much more can – and must – be done to support people across Scotland, charities warned.

https://tfn.scot/news/third-sector-gives-mixed-reviews-of-scottish-government-budget

Resources needed for the voluntary sector to action Scottish Government Fair Work plans

Sheghley Ogilvie
9 December 2022
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Minister Lorna Slater, announced that all organisations that receive grant funding from Scottish Government,The announcement is part of the Scottish Government’s plans to become a Fair Work Nation by 2025.,SCVO encourage the Scottish Government to engage with voluntary sector funders and employers to ensure,Scottish Government need to work with local government, funders, and crucially, the sector, to ensure

https://scvo.scot/p/56062/2022/12/09/resources-needed-for-the-voluntary-sector-to-action-scottish-government-fair-work-plans

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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.