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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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Foster families can cope with new refugees

NEWS 5 May 2016 by Rab Armour
Families & Young People
​Fostering charity says foster families will respond to government pledge to take in 3,000 refugee children

https://tfn.scot/news/foster-families-can-cope-with-refugee-influx

Parliamentary scrutiny needed for property risk facing third sector

OPINION 28 July 2026 by Neil Richardson
Management
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
Property liabilities are costing the sector dear writes Neil Richardson

https://tfn.scot/opinion/parliamentary-scrutiny-needed-for-property-risk-facing-third-sector

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

Hinkley Point a “colossal” waste of money

NEWS 15 September 2016 by Molly Millar
Environment & International
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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

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

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

Local government but not as we know it

OPINION 3 May 2016 Guest post
Culture & Leisure
Martin Sime considers the appetite for local democracy reform and what it could mean for Scotland's third sector and communities

https://tfn.scot/opinion/local-government-but-not-as-we-know-it

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

Swinney: Not all named person debate has been helpful

OPINION 28 March 2017 Guest post
Families & Young People
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John Swinney explains why he believes having a named person for every child will improve family life in Scotland

https://tfn.scot/opinion/swinney-not-all-that-has-been-said-about-the-named-person-scheme-has-been-h

How do we enable a more connected Scotland?

OPINION 23 January 2018 by TFN
Health & Social Care
1 comment
Kiren Zubairi analyses the Scottish Government's loneliness strategy

https://tfn.scot/opinion/how-do-we-enable-a-more-connected-scotland

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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.