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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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SCVO response to the inquiry into Public Administration – Effective Scottish Government decision-making (Finance & Public Administration Committee)

Rachel Le Noan
16 February 2023
Posted in
local government.’,’ in Scottish Government.,And if Scottish Government put that and UK government put that on to local government, we then put that,in the Open Government Action Plan.,Open Government Action Plan.

https://scvo.scot/p/57213/2023/02/16/scvo-response-to-the-inquiry-into-public-administration-effective-scottish-government-decision-making

Social security bill has “failed” carers most in need

NEWS 9 February 2018 by Rab Armour
Health & Social Care
Groups hit out after Scottish Government refuses to pin carers' allowance to inflation

https://tfn.scot/news/social-security-bill-has-failed-carers-most-in-need

Legal advice: could a caveat protect your charity?

OPINION 19 June 2026 by Ahsan Mustafa
Management
Early legal victories may not determine the final outcome, writes Ahsan Mustafa

https://tfn.scot/opinion/could-a-caveat-protect-your-charity

Public wants action on energy efficient homes

NEWS 26 December 2016 by Graham Martin
Regeneration & Housing
Public and charities call for more to be spent on making homes warm and energy efficient

https://tfn.scot/news/public-wants-action-on-energy-efficient-homes

How does the UK budget affect Scottish social enterprises? 

OPINION 4 November 2024 by Duncan Thorp
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#NIHike
An analysis by Duncan Thorp 

https://tfn.scot/opinion/how-does-the-uk-budget-affect-scottish-social-enterprises

157 child refugees legally allowed to enter the UK are stuck in Calais thanks to red tape

NEWS 20 May 2016 by Paul Cardwell
Families & Young People
157 child refugees legally allowed to enter the UK are stuck in Calais thanks to red tape, says charity

https://tfn.scot/news/child-refugees-legally-allowed-to-enter-the-uk-are-stuck-in-europe-due-to-r

"Cruel and divisive": charities savage UK Government asylum plans

NEWS 18 November 2025 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
3 comments
"When politicians use language that echoes the far-right, they don’t defeat extremism - they legitimise it”

https://tfn.scot/news/cruel-and-divisive-charities-savage-uk-government-asylum-plans

Response to A Human Rights Bill for Scotland: Consultation

Jason Henderson
4 October 2023
Posted in
Consortium Scotland, and Participating in a Private Actors Roundtable event, hosted by the Scottish Government,It is, therefore, in these circumstances that the Scottish Government is consulting on its proposed Human,However, it is also vital that the Scottish Government considers the additional burden that this may,If the Scottish Government were to adopt SCVO’s calls for Fair Funding as part of its own commitment,included the following line in relation the Scottish Government’s approach to resources: “Targeting

https://scvo.scot/p/62832/2023/10/04/response-to-a-human-rights-bill-for-scotland-consultation

Buying a better economy

OPINION 19 March 2014 Guest post
Social Justice & Poverty
Ken McIntosh MSP argues why the procurement bill can still ensure the creation of a moral economy for Scotland

https://tfn.scot/opinion/ken-mcintosh-msp-argues-why-the-procurement-bill-can-still-ensure-the-creat

60 seconds with Frank McKillop

FEATURE 15 April 2014 Guest post
Funding & Finance
Credit unions in Scotland are increasing their membership

https://tfn.scot/features/60-seconds-with-frank-mckillop

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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.