Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Campaigners claim victory as named person scheme dropped

NEWS 20 September 2019 by Rab Armour

Families & Young People

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Controversial scheme is dropped as campaign group claims its pressure made the Scottish Government rethink

https://tfn.scot/news/campaigners-claim-victory-as-named-person-scheme-dropped

Call for radical social care system upheaval

NEWS 31 August 2020 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

Pandemic has exposed fundamental flaws in the system

https://tfn.scot/news/call-for-radical-social-care-system-upheaval

Autumn statement analysis: Scotland faces the prospect of a lost generation of vulnerable children

OPINION 24 November 2016 Guest post

Families & Young People

Stuart Jacob, director Falkland House School, says the autumn statement does nothing to allay fears of a lost generation of children who need additional support

https://tfn.scot/opinion/autumn-statement-analysis-scotland-faces-the-prospect-of-a-lost-generation

£100m Integrated Care Fund to promote third sector

NEWS 9 July 2014 by Susan Smith

Health & Social Care

The Scottish Government's new £100m fund to speed up health and care integration stresses the role of the third sector

https://tfn.scot/news/100m-integrated-care-fund-to-promote-third-sector

Small donations Gift Aid scheme failing

NEWS 7 May 2014 by Rab Armour

Funding & Finance

Gift Aid small donations scheme is failing to produce income for small charities

https://tfn.scot/news/gift-aid-scheme-failing

Benefits system is failing says Scottish Government report

NEWS 16 May 2014 by Susan Smith

Social Justice & Poverty

Child poverty charity says Westminster and Scottish governments need to do more to help poor families who can't survive on benefits

https://tfn.scot/news/benefits-system-is-failing-says-scottish-government-report

OSCR and Police Scotland investigate Coatbridge College’s former principal

NEWS 15 January 2016 by Rab Armour

Management

Pressure mounts on Coatbridge College's former principal John Doyle to hand back thousands of pounds

https://tfn.scot/news/oscr-and-police-scotland-investigate-coatbridge-colleges-former-principal

Time to move to three-year funding models

OPINION 24 September 2021 by Geoff Leask

Funding & Finance

Geoff Leask says organisations need the stability of longer term grants

https://tfn.scot/opinion/time-to-move-to-three-year-funding-models

Calls intensify for Scottish underground coal gas ban

NEWS 25 July 2016 by Gavin Stuart

Environment & International

A report from Friends of the Earth Scotland found the technology was a major contributor to climate change, air pollution and groundwater contamination.

https://tfn.scot/news/calls-intensify-for-scottish-underground-coal-gas-ban

Bid to put an end to the brutal slaughter of foxes for fun once and for all

NEWS 31 January 2017 by Graham Martin

Environment & International

Legal loopholes that have enabled hunters to continue killing foxes are to be closed at last say campaigners

https://tfn.scot/news/fox-slaughter-could-be-ended-in-scotland

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