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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

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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Water and sewerage exemption scheme

The Scottish Government has an exemption scheme to help charities and Community Amateur Sports Clubs,The scheme is administered by the water industry on behalf of the Scottish Government.,You can find more information about providers at Scotland on Tap The Scottish Government has prepared

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/finance-business-management/water-sewerage-exemption-scheme

Programme for Government proposal 2024/25: Delivering Fair Funding by 2026

Summary of proposals Our proposals for the 2024/2025 Programme for Government cover two areas: Delivering,For the Scottish Government to achieve Fairer Funding by 2026, the 2024/25 Programme for Government should,We welcome the Scottish Government’s fairer funding commitments.,for Government, and the Economic Strategy, but this rhetoric has not been met by action.,To achieve fairer funding by 2026 the Programme for Government should share the action the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/92443/2024/06/27/programme-for-government-proposal-2024-25-delivering-fair-funding-by-2026

Programme for Government proposal 2024/25: Transparent voluntary sector funding

Summary of proposals Our proposals for the 2024/2025 Programme for Government cover two areas: Delivering,To support these aspirations in the Programme for Government the Scottish Government should commit to,Collect funding information across all government departments and produce a breakdown of Scottish Government,the government is delivering on the Scottish Government’s fairer funding commitments for the voluntary,funding of the voluntary sector “across all Scottish Government departments and local government to

https://scvo.scot/p/92441/2024/06/27/programme-for-government-proposal-2024-25-transparent-voluntary-sector-funding

The Scottish Government’s consultation on the charity regulation review is a vital milestone

In 2019, the Scottish Government began the consultative process for what would become the Charities (,Thankfully, the Scottish Government soon made clear that there would indeed be a wider review of charity,We will advocate for the importance of such a review and we will challenge the Scottish Government to,There are now two clear routes ahead for the Scottish Government’s review of charity regulation.,It is now our job as a sector to make sure the Scottish Government cannot ignore that.

https://scvo.scot/p/91777/2024/05/29/the-scottish-governments-consultation-on-the-charity-regulation-review-is-a-vital-milestone

Useful contacts

people working from home Job Finding Support Job Finding Support - Understanding Universal Credit Government,information on mental health during coronavirus, including a list of organisations offering help Scottish Government,Coronavirus in Scotland Latest information from Scottish Government on restrictions, safety and public

https://scvo.scot/support/coronavirus/useful-contacts

Better regulation

We work with colleagues in the voluntary sector, in government and across parliament, and with other,We’re currently engaging with the Scottish Government and OSCR on the implementation of the Charities,We’ll be assisting with the Scottish Government’s Third Sector Unit (TSU) event at this year’s Gathering,We’re engaging across the Scottish Parliament on both the Scottish Government’s consideration of FoI

https://scvo.scot/policy/better-regulation

Lobbying

inform and influence decisions made by our elected representatives and policy development by our government,regulated lobbying: I have communicated orally and face to face with an MSP, Member of the Scottish Government,, Permanent Secretary or Special Adviser.I have communicated about Scottish Government or Scottish Parliamentary,purposes of journalismWhere your organisation has been asked to meet with an MSP or the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/governance/guidance-and-templates/lobbying

OSCR Scottish Charity & Public Surveys 2022

(OSCR) regularly commissions surveys on Scottish charities to give us further knowledge of charity life and public trust and confidence. The 2022 research was carried out on OSCR's behalf by DJS Research, an independent market research organisation and member of the Market...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/oscr-scottish-charity-public-surveys-2022

Evaluation of Police and Fire Reform

produced by What Works Scotland, the Scottish Institute for Policing Research and ScotCen for Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/evaluation-of-police-and-fire-reform

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