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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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Scottish NGOs join calls for reversal of overseas aid cuts

NEWS 26 February 2025 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Funding & Finance
International development groups react to the Prime Minister’s ODA cut. 

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-ngos-join-calls-for-reversal-of-overseas-aid-cuts

Strong action needed to ensure disabled people can realise their rights, MSPs warn

NEWS 10 December 2024 by Niall Christie
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
#Society
#Politics
Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee publish new report. 

https://tfn.scot/news/strong-action-needed-to-ensure-disabled-people-can-realise-their-rights-msps-warn

Study proves Roma are being denied decent housing in Glasgow

NEWS 10 December 2024 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
Regeneration & Housing
#Society
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Basic human rights are not being supported

https://tfn.scot/news/study-proves-roma-are-being-denied-decent-housing-in-glasgow

Private school tax sees pupil numbers fall

NEWS 10 October 2025 by Rab Armour
Families & Young People
Management
VAT on fees has cost the independent school sector

https://tfn.scot/news/private-school-tax-sees-pupil-numbers-fall

Welfare powers must be used to create a humane new system

NEWS 19 July 2016 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Charities: use new welfare powers to make a better system

https://tfn.scot/news/welfare-powers-must-be-used-to-create-a-humane-new-system

Pressure mounts on Scottish Gov for greener post-covid Scotland

NEWS 1 June 2020 by Robert Armour
Environment & International
Campigners want new normal to be greener and fairer

https://tfn.scot/news/pressure-mounts-on-scottish-gov-for-greener-post-covid-scotland

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

The shocking truth: one million Scots now in poverty

NEWS 16 March 2017 by Rab Armour
Regeneration & Housing
5 comments
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

Hinkley Point a “colossal” waste of money

NEWS 15 September 2016 by Molly Millar
Environment & International
1 comment
Environmental groups have condemned the UK government's decision to go ahead with a new £18 billion nuclear plant at Hinkley Point in Somerset

https://tfn.scot/news/hinkley-point-nuclear-deal-approved

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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.