Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Free School Meals

The Scottish Government introduced free school meals for all children in primary one to three in January,A Scottish Government announcement in 2014 to provide free school meals to p1 - p3 pupils was followed,The government awarded councils extra funding to implement the policy, which affected 135,000 children,to P3 in the run up to the 2007 parliamentary election and include it in their subsequent local government

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/20-years-delivering-change/free-school-meals

Information Service

Organisational development and planning Financial and legal responsibilities Your role as an employer Governance,Good governance and best practice Trustee roles and responsibilities Recruitment and induction We have

https://scvo.scot/services/information

National minimum wage rates

To ensure you are accessing the correct information, please check the Government's information on National,The NMW and National Living Wage (NLW) is set by the government.

https://scvo.scot/support/hr/rewards-benefits/guide-to-the-national-minimum-wage/national-minimum-wage-rates

Minimum wage records

The government stated they would respond to the review by the end of 2017, although this was delayed,The government has now released their response to the Taylor report and have announced they will ask,The government has announced an initiative to tackle the illegal use of unpaid internships and the HMRC

https://scvo.scot/support/hr/rewards-benefits/guide-to-the-national-minimum-wage/minimum-wage-records

Government expenditure on the voluntary sector in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Analysis of government spending on the voluntary sector in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland for the

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/government-expenditure-on-the-voluntary-sector-in-wales-scotland-and-northern-ireland

The role of local government in promoting wellbeing: healthy communities programme

It is also likely to be of interest and relevance to central government departments and to health promotion,and improvement specialists working in local government, the NHS and voluntary and community sector,England, the report provides a guide to further action across the levels and functions of local government

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/the-role-of-local-government-in-promoting-wellbeing-healthy-communities-programme

Tethered fortunes: The threat to charities from trouble in local government

More than half of charities that work with local government think the council’s current financial situation,poses a moderate or high risk to them Charity income from local government has fallen by more than £2,billion since 2009-10 If charity funding by local government had stayed at 2010 levels, charities would

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/tethered-fortunes-the-threat-to-charities-from-trouble-in-local-government

Analysis of Cross-Cutting Local Government Expenditure on Children in Poverty

research examines the adequacy and effectiveness of current funding provision in Scottish local government

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/analysis-of-cross-cutting-local-government-expenditure-on-children-in-poverty

SCVO response to 2023/24 Programme for Government

Press release

5 September 2023

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Policy

Responding to Tuesday’s Programme for Government, Anna Fowlie, Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations,' (SCVO) Chief Executive, said: “The First Minister has today set out a Programme for Government (PfG,environment that would recognise the vital role of Scotland’s voluntary sector in delivering on government,“Today’s PfG restates the Scottish Government’s commitment to Fairer Funding for the voluntary sector,The Scottish Government's current poor grant-making practice makes the focus on improving the clarity

https://scvo.scot/p/62038/2023/09/05/scvo-response-to-2023-24-programme-for-government

Control & risk management

organisation to identify and manage risks and opportunities in line with its purposes and values, our governing,reviewing policies, procedures and reporting arrangements (for example, those relating to our internal governance,Regularly reviewing whether our organisation’s legal and governance structure is fit for purpose and

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/governance/code/control-risk-management

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