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Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

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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Care leavers win exemption from council tax

NEWS 11 October 2017 by Rab Armour
Health & Social Care
The move makes it easier for young people to afford accommodation

https://tfn.scot/news/care-levers-win-exemption-from-council-tax

Charity probed by OSCR and Scottish Government

NEWS 4 September 2018 by Rab Armour
Management
Regulator has received "concerns"

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-probed-by-oscr-and-scottish-government

Christians slate anti-hate campaign

NEWS 8 October 2018 by Rab Armour
Management
Religious groups object to poster campaign

https://tfn.scot/news/christians-slate-anti-hate-campaign

Stop “perverse” Tory lottery cash grab

NEWS 16 November 2015 by Graham Martin
Management
1 comment
Plans by the UK government to slash Scotland’s Big Lottery Fund budget by 40% have been blasted as “perverse”.

https://tfn.scot/news/stop-perverse-tory-lottery-cash-grab

Men's Sheds hopes to reverse funding decision

NEWS 27 January 2023 by Rab Armour
Management
2 comments
Charity wants to expand not curtail operations

https://tfn.scot/news/mens-sheds-hopes-to-reverse-funding-decision

Women bear brunt of benefit cuts

NEWS 6 July 2015 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
​Urgent action needed to support women bearing brunt of draconian welfare cuts

https://tfn.scot/news/women-bear-brunt-of-benefit-cuts

Women being hit hardest by Tory welfare cuts

NEWS 18 April 2017 by Rab Armour
Families & Young People
​Statistics show inequality is rife when it comes to benefit cuts

https://tfn.scot/news/women-being-hit-hardest-by-tory-welfare-cuts

Campaigners call for transparency over smoking cessation funding

NEWS 30 September 2025 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Health & Social Care
Data is not forthcoming

https://tfn.scot/news/campaigners-call-for-transparency-over-smoking-cessation-funding

UK Government urged to “not turn away” from aid commitments to support women and girls

NEWS 20 May 2025 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
NGOs and charities in the UK have raised concerns about services on the chopping block

https://tfn.scot/news/uk-government-urged-to-not-turn-away-from-aid-commitments-to-support-women-and-girls

Campaigners welcome period poverty U-turn

NEWS 20 February 2020 by Gavin Stuart
Health & Social Care
The Scottish Government is to support a bill making sanitary products free for all.

https://tfn.scot/news/campaigners-welcome-period-poverty-u-turn

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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 Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.