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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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Food poverty is a national emergency - governments must act now

NEWS 14 June 2022 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
The crisis is acute – but the response from those in power has been lacking

https://tfn.scot/news/food-poverty-is-a-national-emergency-governments-must-act-now

Starmer slashes foreign aid to pay for defence budget uplift

NEWS 25 February 2025 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
The Labour Prime Minister announced overseas spending will reduce from 0.5% of GDP to 0.3%.

https://tfn.scot/news/starmer-slashes-foreign-aid-to-pay-for-defence-budget-uplift

“No soft-landing”: devastating effect of overseas aid cut yet to be felt, government warned

NEWS 7 May 2025 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
Former CEO of Save the Children has hit out at Sir Keir Starmer’s decision to slash development budgets

https://tfn.scot/news/no-soft-landing-devastating-effect-of-overseas-aid-cut-yet-to-be-felt-government-warned

Charities call on first minister to do more to tackle fuel poverty

NEWS 19 November 2024 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
The letter was also signed by more than a dozen charities and campaigners working to end fuel poverty

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-call-on-first-minister-to-do-more-to-tackle-fuel-poverty

Apprenticeship Levy cash will support skills, training and employment

OPINION 23 May 2017 Guest post
Management
Jamie Hepburn MSP outlines how the Scottish Government plans to spend its share of the Apprenticeship Levy

https://tfn.scot/opinion/apprenticeship-levy-cash-will-support-skills-training-and-employment

Government admits ESA is failing

NEWS 20 June 2014 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
​Leaked documents show UK government is concerned its key welfare benefit is failing

https://tfn.scot/news/government-admits-esa-is-failing

Trident demo biggest in decade

NEWS 1 December 2014 by Rab Armour
Environment & International
No arrests as 1,400 hold peaceful anti-Trident protest

https://tfn.scot/news/trident-demo-biggest-in-decade

Stop “perverse” Tory lottery cash grab

NEWS 16 November 2015 by Graham Martin
Management
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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

Children’s charities get guidance on new laws

NEWS 23 November 2015 by Paul Cardwell
Families & Young People
Public and third sector partners have created guides to help voluntary organisations with the implementation of Children and Young People Act

https://tfn.scot/news/new-guides-created-for-use-of-childrens-charities

Local charities are the bedrock of our communities

NEWS 16 December 2016 by Graham Martin
Management
The majority of the public value the contribution small, local charities make to their communities, research has shown

https://tfn.scot/news/local-charities-are-the-bedrock-of-our-communities

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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.