Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

5 lessons learned from 20+ years of SCVO’s Policy Network

Kyrstie Brown

1 September 2023

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Policy

Policy Network

We offer members events and training that aim to upskill and connect them with key figures in government,For example, this year we organised an event on the Programme for Government to support the sector’s,Teams we have connected our members with include political party researchers, the Scottish Government’s,Third Sector Unit, the Performance and Outcomes Division responsible for the Programme for Government,, the UK Government’s Scotland Office, and the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State John Lamont MP.

https://scvo.scot/p/61872/2023/09/01/5-lessons-learned-from-20-years-of-scvos-policy-network

Time for a winter break on evictions in Scotland

NEWS 1 March 2018 by Graham Martin

Regeneration & Housing

Housing activists want a ban on winter evictions in Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/time-for-a-winter-break-on-evictions-in-scotland

Revealed: the extent of mountain hare slaughter in Scotland

NEWS 21 May 2018 by Graham Martin

Environment & International

The true extent of mountain hare slaughter in Scotland has been revealed for the first time

https://tfn.scot/news/revealed-the-extent-of-mountain-hare-slaughter-in-scotland

Future of 70,000 children blighted by social housing crisis

NEWS 21 September 2020 by Rab 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

Living Wage “should be enforced” on care sector

NEWS 11 December 2019 by Rab Armour

Health & Social Care

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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

Westminster urged to go further in support for charities

NEWS 22 September 2022 by Niall Christie

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Funding & Finance

Regeneration & Housing

#RunningCostsCrisis

This support will be equivalent to the Energy Price Guarantee put in place for households earlier this month, set to be in place for an initial six-month period

https://tfn.scot/news/westminster-urged-to-go-further-in-support-for-charities