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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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“Death sentence”: chancellor slammed by charities after cutting winter fuel payments for pensioners

NEWS 30 July 2024 by Niall Christie
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
1 comment
The new Labour government has been forced to deny it is implementing austerity. 

https://tfn.scot/news/death-sentence-chancellor-slammed-by-charities-after-cutting-winter-fuel-payments-for-pensioners

Relief for voluntary sector as PVG fee waiver retained

NEWS 27 January 2025 by Niall Christie
Management
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
#Law
1 comment
The Scottish Government announced they would not go ahead with plans to replace the scheme. 

https://tfn.scot/news/relief-for-voluntary-sector-as-pvg-fee-waiver-retained

Response to Finance and Public Administration pre-budget scrutiny: The sustainability of Scotland's finances

Sheghley Ogilvie
17 August 2023
Posted in
Parliamentary records and Scottish Government publications.,Collect information across all government departments and produce a breakdown of Scottish Government,our sector’s significant contribution to achieving the Scottish Government’s priorities.,unfunded and that the Scottish Government does not expect voluntary organisations to subsidise government,The UK Government’s initiative of providing a Government Grants Register and using the 360Giving platform

https://scvo.scot/p/61563/2023/08/17/response-to-finance-and-public-administration-pre-budget-scrutiny-the-sustainability-of-scotlands-finances

If not the bedroom tax, then what?

FEATURE 7 February 2014 by Alex Turnbull
Regeneration & Housing
Axing the under-occupancy charge doesn’t address the problems the UK government set out to solve so if not the bedroom tax then what?

https://tfn.scot/features/if-not-the-bedroom-tax-then-what

Dunblane Square Ltd

  • Membership number 9541
  • Charity registered in Scotland SC053784

https://scvo.scot/membership/members/9541/dunblane-square-ltd

Association of Lithuanians in North East Scotland

  • Membership number 5379

https://scvo.scot/membership/members/5379/association-of-lithuanians-in-north-east-scotland

No deal Brexit catastrophic for disabled people

NEWS 18 January 2019 by Gareth Jones
Management
Inclusion Scotland has said leaving the EU without a deal could lead to chaos and destitution for those with disabilities

https://tfn.scot/news/no-deal-brexit-catastrophic-for-the-disabled

"Sickening, inhumane": UK Government slammed by charities over Rwanda asylum plans

NEWS 19 April 2022 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
2 comments
Home Secretary Priti Patel unveiled the plans last week to strong opposition.

https://tfn.scot/news/sickening-inhumane-uk-government-slammed-by-charities-over-rwanda-asylum-plans

Pressure mounts on UK government to halt universal credit

NEWS 22 March 2017 by Rab Armour
Health & Social Care
New system is leaving people destitute, renewing calls for its roll-out to be halted

https://tfn.scot/news/pressure-mounts-on-uk-government-to-halt-universal-credit

MSPs discover many councils failing vulnerable pupils

NEWS 15 May 2017 by Susan Smith
Families & Young People
A committee of MSPs has called on the Scottish Government to review funding Scottish state school pupils with additional support needs

https://tfn.scot/news/msps-discover-many-councils-failing-vulnerable-pupils

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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.