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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
Abolition of Tuition Fees
In 1998, university fees were reintroduced by the Labour government at a cost of £1,000 per year.,The GE was scrapped by the SNP government in 2008, following a campaign by NUS Scotland, who are committed,While we lost the tuition fee argument with the Westminster Government, it was instrumental in getting,First Minister Alex Salmond said that “rocks would melt under the sun” before an SNP government introduced
https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/20-years-delivering-change/abolition-of-tuition-fees
Digital inclusion: the long wait for action
The 2021 Programme for Government promised £200 million to get 300,000 households online by 2026.,In response to the lack of progress from the Scottish Government, we published our own Digital Inclusion,Cross-sector leadership across government, local authorities and the voluntary sector.,The Audit Scotland report explicitly referenced the SCVO roadmap as the foundation for Government to
Checkups
Find out more Good Governance Checkup How good is your organisation’s governance?
Government expenditure on the voluntary sector in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Analysis of government spending on the voluntary sector in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland for the
The role of local government in promoting wellbeing: healthy communities programme
It is also likely to be of interest and relevance to central government departments and to health promotion,and improvement specialists working in local government, the NHS and voluntary and community sector,England, the report provides a guide to further action across the levels and functions of local government
Tethered fortunes: The threat to charities from trouble in local government
More than half of charities that work with local government think the council’s current financial situation,poses a moderate or high risk to them Charity income from local government has fallen by more than £2,billion since 2009-10 If charity funding by local government had stayed at 2010 levels, charities would
Analysis of Cross-Cutting Local Government Expenditure on Children in Poverty
research examines the adequacy and effectiveness of current funding provision in Scottish local government
Transparent funding
As financial pressures intensify, understanding Scottish Government spending decisions is increasingly,improvements to funding data to support voluntary organisations and others to understand Scottish Government
https://scvo.scot/policy/fair-funding-procurement/transparent-funding
Access to audit
As part of their wider review of charity law, the Scottish Government asked about whether audit thresholds,The Scottish Government has now committed to increasing the income criterion of the Scottish charity