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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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It’s about time funders stepped up on Fair Work 

OPINION 1 February 2024 by Sheghley Ogilvie
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
Our workforce makes a huge contribution across Scotland, offering a lifeline to people, families, and communities as the cost-of-living crisis bites. This lifeline shouldn’t need to be extended to voluntary sector staff. 

https://tfn.scot/opinion/its-about-time-funders-stepped-up-on-fair-work

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

"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
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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

Clock’s ticking to stop Scotland’s social care staffing crisis deepening

NEWS 17 December 2025 by Niall Christie
Management
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Immigration and employment lawyers say relocation support is just one piece of the jigsaw as Scottish Government fund opens

https://tfn.scot/news/clocks-ticking-to-stop-scotlands-social-care-staffing-crisis-deepening

Britain has failed to narrow the gap between the haves and have nots

NEWS 28 June 2017 by Susan Smith
Regeneration & Housing
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A major new report says public policy over the last 20 years has failed to help Britain's poor improve their prospects

https://tfn.scot/news/britain-has-failed-to-narrow-the-gap-between-the-haves-and-have-nots

Spring statement will increase financial pressure on the voluntary sector, charity bodies warn

NEWS 26 March 2025 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
The chancellor’s spending plans were unveiled on Wednesday, with no exemptions for NI hikes

https://tfn.scot/news/spring-statement-will-increase-financial-pressure-on-the-voluntary-sector-charity-bodies-warn

Sector ignored once again as minister reveals financial forecasts

NEWS 27 June 2025 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
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Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
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Regeneration & Housing
"Our sector needed action, not warm words and empty promises"

https://tfn.scot/news/sector-ignored-once-again-as-minister-reveals-financial-forecasts

Charity tells richest Scots to “clean up their acts”

NEWS 20 November 2023 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Funding & Finance
The call comes from Oxfam Scotland with the Scottish Budget set to be unveiled on December 19. 

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-tells-richest-scots-to-clean-up-their-acts

Warm words not enough as white paper fails to convince aid charities

NEWS 21 November 2023 by Graham Martin
Management
Environment & International
Financing is the elephant in the room, and UK government fails to address this

https://tfn.scot/news/warm-words-not-enough-as-white-paper-fails-to-convince-aid-charities

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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.