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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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Charity used employees tax payments to stay afloat

​Kids Company had nearly £600,000 due to Inland Revenue written off by government

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-used-employees-tax-payments-to-stay-afloat

Anger as Glasgow and Edinburgh miss clean air targets – again

Figures show air quality in Scotland's biggest cities is not going to improve any time soon

https://tfn.scot/news/anger-as-glasgow-and-edinburgh-miss-clean-air-targets-again

Poll: what’s the fairest form of taxation?

TFN poll: what's the best form of taxation?

https://tfn.scot/polls/poll-whats-the-fairest-form-of-taxation

After Paris: fight for a low carbon, socially just Scotland

Lang Banks says the climate summit was a mixed bag and now we must make governments deliver

https://tfn.scot/opinion/after-paris-fight-for-a-low-carbon-socially-just-scotland

Charities fear government funding cuts

Charities are predicting a troubled year ahead – with many anticipating cuts in government income

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-fear-government-funding-cuts

Charities call for change of direction in Scottish social security

Two charities have called on the Scottish Government to scrap a “cruel” disability assessment rule

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-call-for-change-of-direction-in-scottish-social-security

Oxfam: Fair taxes on polluters could have paid for expansion in free bus travel

Oxfam Scotland says First Minister Humza Yousaf should now urge the Prime Minister to hold the UK’s biggest polluters to account.

https://tfn.scot/news/oxfam-fair-taxes-on-polluters-could-have-paid-for-expansion-in-free-bus-travel

Charities savage Scottish Government as it ditches climate pledge

"Re-writing Scotland’s climate rulebook is an acute global embarrassment"

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-savage-scottish-government-as-it-ditches-climate-pledge

Living Wage: A small step towards supporting people through the current crisis

employer is something that matters to our voluntary organisations, and SCVO supports Scottish Government’s,We’re talking with government about what it will mean in practice and how it will be resourced.

https://scvo.scot/p/53772/2022/09/22/living-wage-a-small-step-towards-supporting-people-through-the-current-crisis

A feasibility study and preliminary framework for a civil society satellite account

and nature of civil society’s contribution to the economy is impossible to identify from current government,should replace the initial version once further analysis has been completed.Recommendations for government

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/a-feasibility-study-and-preliminary-framework-for-a-civil-society-satellite-account

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