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Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

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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Budget plans could see charities lose out on billions

NEWS 18 November 2022 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#RunningCostsCrisis
#CostOfLivingCrisis
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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt outlined spending plans for Britain in Westminster.

https://tfn.scot/news/budget-plans-could-see-charities-set-to-lose-out-on-billions

Hospices may have to turn dying people away as running costs crisis grips

NEWS 14 November 2024 by Graham Martin
Management
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
#NIHike
Sector leaders make dire warning after UK Government NI hike

https://tfn.scot/news/hospices-may-have-to-turn-dying-people-away-as-running-costs-crisis-grips

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

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

Kids have to wait too long for mental health help

NEWS 24 February 2015 by Paul Cardwell
Families & Young People
Children’s charity coalition says mental health system is at “crisis point” as half of NHS health boards miss waiting times targets

https://tfn.scot/news/kids-have-to-wait-too-long-for-mental-health-help

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

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

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

Calls for fuel poverty plan after key target missed

NEWS 30 August 2016 by Gavin Stuart
Regeneration & Housing
Efforts to tackle fuel poverty must be redoubled after it emerged a key Scottish Government target would be missed, campaigners said

https://tfn.scot/news/calls-for-fuel-poverty-plan-after-key-target-missed

MP calls for charity contracts instead of funding

NEWS 29 January 2018 by Rab Armour
Management
Former charities minister believes charities have become too political and need reigned-in

https://tfn.scot/news/mp-calls-for-charity-contracts-instead-of-funding

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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.