Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

A sad day for dog welfare as Scottish Government brings back tail docking

NEWS 5 October 2016 by Molly Millar

Culture & Leisure

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The government's failure to ban highly controversial shock collars and its plans to reintroduce tail docking have come under fire from animal welfare charities

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-attack-government-for-disregard-for-dog-welfare

Health visitor shortage spells doom for Named Person

NEWS 5 July 2016 by Susan Smith

Health & Social Care

The Scottish Conservatives say a serious shortage of health visitors will make the Scottish Government's new named person scheme unworkable

https://tfn.scot/news/health-visitor-shortage-spells-doom-for-named-person

Groups challenge Scottish Government on climate change

NEWS 22 September 2017 by Rab Armour

Environment & International

More must be done and can be done say campaigners

https://tfn.scot/news/groups-challenge-scottish-government-on-climate-change

Coalition calls for climate change action

NEWS 18 August 2017 by Gareth Jones

Environment & International

Stop Climate Chaos Scotland has said it wants government plans to go even further

https://tfn.scot/news/coalition-calls-for-climate-change-action

Catalogue of failings show housing association misled tenants

NEWS 22 June 2017 by Rab Armour

Regeneration & Housing

Report shows association was so badly governed regulator had to take over control to protect tenants

https://tfn.scot/news/catalogue-of-failings-show-housing-association-misled-tenants

Urgent action is needed to lift Scotland’s children out of poverty

OPINION 22 April 2025 by Stephanie Mander

Families & Young People

Social Justice & Poverty

Stephanie Mander: investment in our children is needed, and fast

https://tfn.scot/opinion/urgent-action-is-needed-to-lift-scotlands-children-out-of-poverty

Charity to go on anti-sectarian football tour

NEWS 28 January 2016 by Paul Cardwell

Culture & Leisure

Nil by Mouth will visit 10 Scottish towns in a bid to rid the country of bigotry.

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-to-go-on-anti-sectarian-football-tour

Housing bodies condemn Universal Credit rent arrears chaos

NEWS 10 July 2018 by Rab Armour

Regeneration & Housing

Social housing tenants that have been moved onto the new Universal Credit benefits system are twice as likely to build up rent arrears

https://tfn.scot/news/all-uk-housing-groups-condemn-flawed-universal-credit

Public should donate more to aid groups - not boycott them

NEWS 17 August 2018 by Graham Martin

Management

The public should double donations to charities in the wake of the abuse scandal that has engulfed aid organisations – instead of pulling support

https://tfn.scot/news/public-should-donate-more-to-aid-groups-not-boycott-them

Scotland facing care home crisis

NEWS 7 February 2018 by Rab Armour

Health & Social Care

Urgent action needed to protect vulnerable residents

https://tfn.scot/news/scotland-facing-care-home-crisis

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