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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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Foodbanks should be funded by income tax rise

NEWS 22 September 2015 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
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MSPs hear call for direct foodbank funding to alleviate food crisis

https://tfn.scot/news/foodbanks-should-be-funded-by-income-tax-rise

Lobbying Act forces Amnesty to register to campaign

NEWS 10 April 2015 by Paul Cardwell
Management
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Amnesty says it won’t be silenced on human rights and equality just because a new law forces it to register to campaign during the general election

https://tfn.scot/news/lobbying-act-forces-amnesty-to-register-as-non-party-campaigner

The shocking truth: one million Scots now in poverty

NEWS 16 March 2017 by Rab Armour
Regeneration & Housing
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Campaigners warn work no longer a route out of hardship for hard-pressed families

https://tfn.scot/news/revealed-one-million-scots-now-in-poverty

Government unveils plan to meet 2020 childcare promise

NEWS 24 March 2017 by Paul Cardwell
Families & Young People
The Scottish Government has revealed its 31 point plan to ensure it can fulfill its promise to provide 1140 hours of free early years childcare by 2020

https://tfn.scot/news/government-unveils-plan-to-meet-childcare-promise

Reports of emotionally abused children soar in Scotland

NEWS 21 June 2017 by Rab Armour
Families & Young People
​Figures show huge rise in reports from children who are being emotionally abused

https://tfn.scot/news/reports-of-emotionally-abused-children-soar-in-scotland

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

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

Scottish Government can save charities from pensions black hole

NEWS 25 September 2017 by Susan Smith
Management
The Scottish Government has the power to save charities facing huge Local Government Pension Scheme debts

https://tfn.scot/news/pensions

£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

Housing cuts risk trapping vulnerable tenants in hospitals amid bed-blocking crisis

NEWS 10 October 2024 by Rab Armour
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
Housing associaitions are facing a "devastating" 25% cut in funding

https://tfn.scot/news/housing-cuts-risk-trapping-vulnerable-tenants-in-hospitals-amid-bed-blocking-crisis

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2025. 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.