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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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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

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

Samaritans makes general election plea

NEWS 10 April 2015 by Rab Armour
Management
The ​Samaritans has launched a manifesto calling for tougher action to tackle suicide

https://tfn.scot/news/samaritans-makes-general-election-plea

A long way to go before British Sign Language is fully recognised

OPINION 7 September 2016 Guest post
Social Justice & Poverty
​Aidan McCorry says that the response to the passing of the British Sign Language Act has been encouraging but not enough has changed

https://tfn.scot/opinion/more-needs-to-be-done-for-scotlands-bsl-users

Campaigners cool on climate change plan

NEWS 20 January 2017 by Rab Armour
Environment & International
2 comments
Draft climate plan welcomed but campaigners fear the vision won't be delivered

https://tfn.scot/news/campaigners-cool-on-climate-change-plan

Scotland must take action on Universal Credit

NEWS 21 November 2018 by Susan Smith
Regeneration & Housing
Poverty campaigners say the Scottish Government and other bodies must take action to protect people from increased poverty due to Universal Credit

https://tfn.scot/news/scotland-must-take-action-on-universal-credit

Scotland set to miss “smoke free” target

NEWS 25 February 2020 by Gavin Stuart
Health & Social Care
Cancer Research UK calls for more action to reduce smoking.

https://tfn.scot/news/scotland-set-to-miss-smoke-free-target

Scotland spends 10 times more tackling fuel poverty than England

NEWS 28 March 2014 by Paul Cardwell
Regeneration & Housing
Nearly 4.5 million British households are in fuel poverty and that is set to rise unless action is taken say charities

https://tfn.scot/news/scotland-spends-10-times-more-tackling-fuel-poverty-than-england

Charity v Conservative Party: is it war?

OPINION 31 January 2018 by Susan Smith
Management
2 comments
Susan Smith responds to another attack on the third sector's right to criticise government

https://tfn.scot/opinion/xxxx

Civil society leading the way in making the UK a better place

NEWS 26 June 2019 by Gareth Jones
Management
The UK government has published a report on its progress towards implementing the Sustainable Development Goals

https://tfn.scot/news/civil-society-leading-the-way-in-making-the-uk-a-better-place

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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.