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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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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

School uniform costs soar to £130

NEWS 8 August 2016 by Gavin Stuart
Families & Young People
Parents are struggling to fund kids return to school as costs of uniforms soar while some councils offer as little as £20 to poorest families

https://tfn.scot/news/call-for-grant-equality-as-charity-reveals-cost-of-school-uniforms

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

Investigation launched into free tampons for poorer women

NEWS 16 August 2016 by Gavin Stuart
Health & Social Care
The price of tampons could pose a serious health risk to women on low incomes, says Labour MSP

https://tfn.scot/news/msp-calls-for-free-tampons-study

Plans to scrap Human Rights Act condemned

NEWS 23 August 2016 by Gavin Stuart
Social Justice & Poverty
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Justice secretary Liz Truss confirmed proposals to replace the Act with a British Bill of Rights

https://tfn.scot/news/plans-to-scrap-human-rights-act-condemned-by-campaigners

​Gay and bisexual men to be pardoned by Scottish Government

NEWS 25 October 2016 by Paul Cardwell
Social Justice & Poverty
​Charities have welcomed an announcement that men convicted of same-sex sexual activity before laws against it were scrapped will receive a full pardon

https://tfn.scot/news/gay-and-bisexual-men-to-be-pardoned-by-scottish-government

Freak weather causes dangerous levels of pollution across Scotland

NEWS 18 March 2015 by Rab Armour
Environment & International
Warning for people with breathing difficulties as pollution levels go through the roof in some areas

https://tfn.scot/news/freak-weather-causes-dangerous-levels-of-pollution-across-scotland

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

Not in my name will the Human Rights Act be abolished

OPINION 30 June 2015 Guest post
Social Justice & Poverty
The slogan of anti-war campaigners has been borrowed by those trying to protect the Human Rights Act

https://tfn.scot/opinion/not-in-my-name-will-the-human-rights-act-be-abolished

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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.