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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

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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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

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

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

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

Safeguarding laws, regulation and guidance

You may want to consider the Scottish Government's national child protection guidance.,If you work with Adults at Risk of harm, you may want to consider the Scottish Government Adult Support,duties If you employ staff, you should follow EHRC guidance on tackling sexual harassment and UK government

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/safeguarding/safeguarding-laws-regulation-and-guidance

Organ Donation Opt Out

The Organ Donation Opt Out was introduced by the Scottish Government in 2017, allowing organs to be used,Initial meetings with government officials and ministers met with strong opposition.,A turning point came with the 2016 election, which saw the SNP majority government become a minority,However just four weeks after the election, McColgan received a phone call to say the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/20-years-delivering-change/organ-donation-opt-out

SCOPE eLearning platform

The platform has five modules covering the following topics: Governance Financial Fundraising Communications, Risk Management We recommend that you start with the Governance module first, but you can complete the

https://scvo.scot/support/elearning/scope

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