Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

RSPB anger after hen harrier killing charges are dropped

NEWS 5 May 2017 by Graham Martin

Environment & International

RSPB Scotland has reacted with fury after charges against a gamekeeper charged with killing a rare bird of prey were dropped

https://tfn.scot/news/rspb-anger-after-hen-harrier-killing-charges-dropped

Women's Aid considers legal action following council defunding

NEWS 25 February 2021 by Rab Armour

Health & Social Care

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Charity believes North Lanarkshire Council's tender lacked scrutiny

https://tfn.scot/news/womens-aid-considers-legal-action-following-council-defunding

Will 2021 bring the changes we need?

Allan Young

2 March 2021

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Policy

Procurement

Procurement of course! Everyone’s favourite after (online) dinner topic.,Well maybe not quite, but for many in the voluntary sector, from social care to employability, procurement,Procurement is shaping up to be a key issue for 2021, and SCVO are committed to making sure that the,The sector’s well-documented experiences of procurement have not always been positive, with impacts on,to the Scottish Parliament’s call for views on how the 2014 Procurement Act is holding up.

https://scvo.scot/p/42548/2021/03/02/will-2021-bring-the-changes-we-need

SCVO response to the inquiry into Public Administration – Effective Scottish Government decision-making (Finance & Public Administration Committee)

Rachel Le Noan

16 February 2023

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Policy reports

Economy

This work covers public spending, procurement, fiscal transparency, and the budget.,improvement – its Fiscal Transparency Programme – including a Fiscal Portal and its development of the Procurement,budget lines calculate and publish its total direct funding of voluntary organisations for grants and procured

https://scvo.scot/p/57213/2023/02/16/scvo-response-to-the-inquiry-into-public-administration-effective-scottish-government-decision-making