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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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Wild animal circus ban welcomed by charities

NEWS 7 September 2016 by Graham Martin
Culture & Leisure
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Charities have welcomed a decision to ban the use of wild animals in travelling circuses

https://tfn.scot/news/wild-animal-circus-ban-welcomed-by-charities

Scottish cities miss air pollution targets by a decade

NEWS 21 July 2014 by Paul Cardwell
Environment & International
UK government faces fines and a health crisis due to failing to meet EU air pollution targets claims campaigners

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-cities-miss-air-pollution-targets-by-a-decade

Cost-of-living crisis increasing hardship for women living on low incomes in Scotland

NEWS 16 November 2022 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
#CostOfLivingCrisis
Women in low-paid work reported often missing out on social security support or cost-of-living payments

https://tfn.scot/news/cost-of-living-crisis-increasing-hardship-for-women-living-on-low-incomes-in-scotland

Charities among voices calling for pause of National Care Service

NEWS 9 February 2023 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
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“There is a real risk these plans will create a schism between the Government and wider civic Scotland."

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-among-voices-calling-for-pause-of-national-care-service

Holyrood minister praises vital work of pioneering charity

NEWS 19 May 2022 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
The charity, established by philanthropists Garreth and Nicola Wood, has worked closely with the Scottish Government,

https://tfn.scot/news/holyrood-minister-praises-vital-work-of-pioneering-charity

Hundreds of thousands of Scots households set to be dragged into fuel poverty, charity warns

NEWS 8 March 2022 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Regeneration & Housing
57 per cent of people living in the Western Isles will soon be spending more than 10 per cent of their income on energy.

https://tfn.scot/news/hundreds-of-thousands-of-scots-households-set-to-be-dragged-into-fuel-poverty-charity-warns

Climate campaign publishes a landmark manifesto

NEWS 13 October 2023 by Graham Martin
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
From farming to transport and from energy to our seas, the Climate Manifesto is the biggest collection of climate policies ever gathered by Scottish civil society

https://tfn.scot/news/climate-campaign-publishes-its-a-landmark-manifesto

"Double whammy": Scottish budget's impact on third sector

OPINION 22 December 2023 by Anna Fowlie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Funding & Finance
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Anna Fowlie expresses the sector's dismay at yet another disappointing budget - and wonders when, if ever, we'll see concrete action

https://tfn.scot/opinion/double-whammy-scottish-budgets-impact-on-third-sector

Charities are critical to the success of the Scotland bill

NEWS 25 September 2015 by Paul Cardwell
Health & Social Care
David Mundell, secretary of state for Scotland, says it will be up to the sector to scrutinise the devolution of further powers once they are in place

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-are-critical-to-success-of-the-scotland-bill

Urgent change needed as Scotland misses climate target

NEWS 16 June 2020 by Gavin Stuart
Environment & International
Figures show greenhouse gas emissions rose by 1.5% between 2017 and 2018.

https://tfn.scot/news/urgent-change-needed-as-scotland-misses-climate-target

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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.