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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 Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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More Scots children in poverty due to benefit cuts

NEWS 13 October 2014 by Paul Cardwell
Social Justice & Poverty
Deputy First Minister tells charity conference the number of children living in poverty will increase by 100,000 by 2020

https://tfn.scot/news/more-scots-children-in-poverty-due-to-benefit-cuts

Government receives final demand on fuel poverty

NEWS 30 November 2015 by Robert Armour
Environment & International
Charity details what needs to be done to combat fuel poverty in Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/government-receives-final-demand-on-fuel-poverty

DEC East Africa Crisis Appeal reaches £26m in first week

NEWS 22 March 2017 by Paul Cardwell
Environment & International
The UK government has now increased its match funding to £10 million

https://tfn.scot/news/dec-east-africa-crisis-appeal-reaches-26m-in-first-week

Fury over VisitScotland’s links to mountain hare slaughter

NEWS 31 July 2017 by Gavin Stuart
Environment & International
15 comments
An organisation which promotes mountain hare shooting holidays has received more than £30,000 from Scotland’s national tourism agency

https://tfn.scot/news/report-reveals-visitscotlands-links-to-mountain-hare-shooting

End kids mental health inequality urges coalition

NEWS 5 September 2017 by Robert Armour
Health & Social Care
​Children's mental health should be a "key budget issue" for Scottish Government

https://tfn.scot/news/end-kids-mental-health-inequality-urges-coalition

Plastic bottle refund scheme could mean millions for Scottish charities

NEWS 8 September 2017 by Susan Smith
Environment & International
A call has been made to the Scottish Government to help charities cash in from its soon to be introduced plastic bottle refund system

https://tfn.scot/news/plastic-bottle-refunds-could-mean-millions-to-scottish-charities

Charity calls for restrictions on junk food promotions

NEWS 4 September 2017 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
A survey has found that more than half of parents feel multi-buy offers result in them buying more junk food than they want

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-calls-for-restrictions-on-junk-food-promotions

MSPs vote to halt universal credit

NEWS 4 October 2017 by Robert Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
1 comment
MSPs join chorus of condemnation for controversial scheme

https://tfn.scot/news/msps-vote-to-halt-universal-credit

Children’s commissioner backs call for LGBT+ education in schools

NEWS 24 October 2016 by Paul Cardwell
Families & Young People
Pressure mounts on the Scottish Government to commit to a new approach to tackling homophobic bullying

https://tfn.scot/news/childrens-commissioner-calls-for-lgbt-education-in-schools

Scotland is facing a kids’ mental health crisis

NEWS 18 March 2016 by Paul Cardwell
Health & Social Care
2 comments
Charity says more government spending is needed and a minister dedicated to prioritise the issue must be appointed as the situation has become critical

https://tfn.scot/news/child-mental-health-problems-have-become-a-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 Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.