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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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UK austerity has devastated disabled people says UN

NEWS 1 September 2017 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
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A United Nations committee has criticised the effects of austerity on disabled rights

https://tfn.scot/news/un-slams-britain-for-going-backwards-on-disabled-rights

Third sector groups forced to hand out redundancy notices following Scottish Government funding delay

NEWS 9 February 2023 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
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Social Justice & Poverty
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Mr Lochhead said he would investigate the issue and said he “can’t pretend” he had had that feedback. 

https://tfn.scot/news/third-sector-groups-forced-to-hand-out-redundancy-notices-following-scottish-government-funding-delay

Introduction of Food Commission welcomed by Scots anti-poverty charities

NEWS 8 June 2022 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
Earlier this week Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon announced SNP ministers will back proposals put forward by the Scottish Greens.

https://tfn.scot/news/introduction-of-food-commission-welcomed-by-scots-anti-poverty-charities

Campaigners urge government to act on decarbonisation recommendations

NEWS 14 July 2022 by Niall Christie
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
The Just Transition Partnership, an initiative set up by Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) and Friends of Earth Scotland in 2016, had called on the Scottish Government to set up the commission.

https://tfn.scot/news/campaigners-urge-government-to-act-on-decarbonisation-recommendations

Just transition plan needed for leading industrial site, commission warns

NEWS 18 July 2024 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
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Regeneration & Housing
The Just Transition Commission pushing the UK and Scottish Government to work together. 

https://tfn.scot/news/just-transition-plan-needed-for-leading-industrial-site-commission-warns

In-work poverty on the rise, study finds

NEWS 7 February 2020 by Gareth Jones
Regeneration & Housing
Rates of poverty in the UK are lower than Scotland than elsewhere, but the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has said action must be taken

https://tfn.scot/news/in-work-poverty-on-the-rise-study-finds

Child poverty is ‘shameful indictment’ of benefits system

NEWS 15 May 2019 by Gareth Jones
Regeneration & Housing
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Statistics shown poverty is on the rise have led to children's charities coming together to call for action

https://tfn.scot/news/child-poverty-is-shameful-indictment-of-benefits-system

A consultation or a cover up of child maintenance failings?

OPINION 29 January 2018 Guest post
Families & Young People
Rhona Cunningham critiques the Department for Work and Pensions consultation on child maintenance and urges people to respond

https://tfn.scot/opinion/a-consultation-or-a-cover-up

Charities hail turning point in child poverty battle

NEWS 10 February 2017 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Charities have hailed what they say could be a historic “turning point” in the fight to end child poverty

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-hail-turning-point-in-child-poverty-battle

Charities hail bid to ban animal circuses

NEWS 11 May 2017 by Graham Martin
Culture & Leisure
Animal protection charities have welcomed publication of a bill to ban the use of wild animals in travelling circuses in Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-hail-bid-to-ban-animal-circuses

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