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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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No justice behind tax havens experts warn

NEWS 9 May 2016 by Rab Armour
Environment & International
No justification for tax havens says Oxfam

https://tfn.scot/news/no-justice-behind-tax-havens-experts-warn

Glasgow in air pollution league of shame

NEWS 13 May 2016 by Graham Martin
Environment & International
The new Scottish Government must do more to tackle air pollution – after it was revealed that Glasgow has failed to meet World Health Organisation

https://tfn.scot/news/glasgow-in-air-pollution-league-of-shame

New government minimum wage is not a Living Wage

NEWS 1 April 2016 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
New minimum wage rates come into force today but campaigners remind it falls well short of Living Wage rates

https://tfn.scot/news/new-government-minimum-wage-rate-is-not-a-living-wage

Carers in Scotland given new rights

NEWS 9 February 2016 by Paul Cardwell
Health & Social Care
Carers bill means councils will have to assess how they will support carers by producing an adult carer support plan or young carer statement

https://tfn.scot/news/carers-in-scotland-given-new-rights

Scottish budget: the time for fair and efficient funding is now

OPINION 14 November 2024 by Dr Judith Turbyne
Families & Young People
Management
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Funding & Finance
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Dr Judith Turbyne urges the Scottish Government to prioritise stable funding models and better use of resources for charities

https://tfn.scot/opinion/scottish-budget-the-time-for-fair-and-efficient-funding-is-now

Radical reform and the investment needed to deliver dignity 

OPINION 17 March 2025 by Emma Jackson
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
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Health & Social Care
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Regeneration & Housing
Emma Jackson on the need for reform beyond the government’s proposed cuts to the benefits system

https://tfn.scot/opinion/radical-reform-and-the-investment-needed-to-deliver-dignity

Housing: what’s a fair price for affordability?

OPINION 25 March 2024 by Aoife Deery
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
#CostOfLivingCrisis
Everyone in Scotland deserves an affordable place to call home says Aoife Deery

https://tfn.scot/opinion/housing-whats-a-fair-price-for-affordability

Halt the big robbery at the lottery, says Unite

NEWS 24 November 2015 by Susan Smith
Funding & Finance
Trade union Unite has joined charities in a last minute call for the UK Government not to cut funding for the Big Lottery Fund

https://tfn.scot/news/halt-the-big-robbery-at-the-lottery

Salmond commits to working with third sector

NEWS 19 February 2014 by Paul Cardwell
Management
First Minister Alex Salmond commits to working in partnership with charities at Scotland's third sector Gathering

https://tfn.scot/news/salmond-commits-to-working-with-third-sector

Scotland has the chance to be more ambitious on climate change - we need to take it

OPINION 31 August 2017 Guest post
Environment & International
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Caroline Rance, from Stop Climate Chaos Scotland, wants to see Scotland lead the way on tackling climate change

https://tfn.scot/opinion/scotland-has-the-chance-to-be-more-ambitious-on-climate-change-we-need-to-t

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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 Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.