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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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Sturgeon must urgently help low income families

NEWS 13 May 2020 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
Campaigners say families need an extra £10 per child per week

https://tfn.scot/news/sturgeon-must-urgently-help-low-income-families

UN savages Tory welfare reforms

NEWS 8 November 2016 by Graham Martin
Health & Social Care
Tory attacks on the rights and dignity of disabled people have been savaged by the United Nations

https://tfn.scot/news/un-savages-tory-welfare-reforms

Nature charity takes Scottish Government to court

NEWS 8 December 2020 by Rab Armour
Management
Environment & International
1 comment
Crowdfunding needed to finance legal bid

https://tfn.scot/news/nature-charity-takes-scottish-government-to-court

Charities urge government to push retailers for more braille labelling

NEWS 12 October 2021 by Rab Armour
Health & Social Care
Call comes during National Braille Week

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-urge-government-to-push-retailers-for-more-braille-labelling

"Do the right thing": Calls for bridging payments to be widened amid crisis

NEWS 15 August 2022 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
Over 120 groups have come together to sign an open letter to the First Minister, urging her to “continue to do the right thing”. 

https://tfn.scot/news/do-the-right-thing-calls-for-bridging-payments-to-be-widened-amid-crisis

Campaigns demand better funding for debt advice services

NEWS 19 June 2023 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
#CostOfLivingCrisis
Power to The People and Unite For A Workers’ Economy are launching a campaign to highlight the importance of local debt advice

https://tfn.scot/news/campaigns-demand-better-funding-for-debt-advice-services

SCVO UK Autumn Statement Summary 2022

Sheghley Ogilvie
21 November 2022
Posted in
SCVO Summary: UK Government Autumn Statement November 2022 Following the UK Government Autumn Statement,The Scottish Government will consider the implications of the Statement. ,This comprises around £1.5 billion for the Scottish Government, £1.2 billion for the Welsh Government,Despite economic pressures, government are committed to COP 2026 commitments.,As a result, the Government will proceed with new nuclear plant. 

https://scvo.scot/p/55631/2022/11/21/scvo-uk-autumn-statement-summary-2022

Supreme Court rules against Named Person

NEWS 28 July 2016 by Susan Smith
Health & Social Care
The UK's highest court has said the Scottish Government's Named Person scheme would be in breach of European human rights laws

https://tfn.scot/news/supreme-court-rules-against-named-person

Sector welcomes Programme for Government

NEWS 2 September 2020 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
There was a generally positive response from organisations to the plans, which focus on how Scotland will recover from Covid-19

https://tfn.scot/news/sector-welcomes-programme-for-government

Charity sector responds to the Programme for Government

NEWS 8 September 2021 by Gareth Jones
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#NeverMoreNeeded
The Scottish Government has set it out its plans for helping the country bounce-back from Covid-19

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-sector-responds-to-the-programme-for-government

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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.