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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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Conservation row emerges over Battle of Bannockburn site

NEWS 2 August 2024 by Niall Christie
Management
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Regeneration & Housing
The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) has said it may seek a judicial review.

https://tfn.scot/news/conservation-row-emerges-over-battle-of-bannockburn-site

Foreign Office fails to back investigation into killing of UK aid workers in Gaza

NEWS 18 March 2025 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
1 comment
Eight of a team from the Al-Khair Foundation died after being hit by an Israeli drone on Saturday. 

https://tfn.scot/news/foreign-office-fails-to-back-investigation-into-killing-of-uk-aid-workers-in-gaza

Care charity workers vote for strike action in historic ballot

NEWS 18 March 2025 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
1 comment
Staff at Enable will walk out in a dispute over pay. 

https://tfn.scot/news/care-charity-workers-vote-for-strike-action-in-history-ballot

Living Wage “should be enforced” on care sector

NEWS 11 December 2019 by Robert Armour
Health & Social Care
3 comments
Union demands organisations pay the full figure while charities say they aren't receiving full funding to do so

https://tfn.scot/news/living-wage-should-be-enforced-on-care-sector

Extra funding needed for pupils with additional needs

NEWS 5 February 2020 by Gareth Jones
Families & Young People
Four charities have called for enhanced investment in education to be made by the Scottish Government

https://tfn.scot/news/extra-funding-needed-to-pupils-with-additional-needs

Future of 70,000 children blighted by social housing crisis

NEWS 21 September 2020 by Robert Armour
Regeneration & Housing
Campaign demands thousands of new social homes built for families

https://tfn.scot/news/future-of-70000-children-blighted-by-social-housing-crisis

More progress needed to ensure Scotland embraces sustainability

NEWS 1 July 2019 by Gareth Jones
Management
Action is needed across society to ensure targets set by the Sustainable Development Goals are met in Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/more-progress-needed-to-ensure-scotland-embraces-sustainability

Regulator warns charities over chuggers, extremism and politics

NEWS 3 August 2015 by Rab Armour
Management
1 comment
William Shawcross says he'll get tough on charities falling foul of regulation

https://tfn.scot/news/regulator-warns-charities-over-chuggers-extremism-and-politics

FOI: voluntary organisations must engage with "inevitable" reforms

OPINION 20 December 2022 by Paul Bradley
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
2 comments
Paul Bradley says that while reforming FOI to cover more organisations is inevitable, how that reform looks is not set in stone

https://tfn.scot/opinion/foi-voluntary-organisations-must-engage-with-inevitable-reforms

Charity law needs reworking - not merely a facelift

OPINION 12 July 2019 by Rab Armour
Management
2 comments
Paul Bradley says we need new modern charity legislation that is fit for purpose

https://tfn.scot/opinion/charity-law-needs-a-modern-reworking-and-not-a-facelift

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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.