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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 Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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Bid to ban private contractors from hated PIP assessments

NEWS 21 March 2017 by Robert Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
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Amendments to be tabled to social security bill banning private companies undertaking assessments on disabled people

https://tfn.scot/news/bid-to-ban-private-contractors-from-hated-pip-assessments

£100 million war on cancer launched in Scotland

NEWS 15 March 2016 by Paul Cardwell
Health & Social Care
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Charities welcome government’s “blueprint” but insist they will keep an eye on its implementation

https://tfn.scot/news/100-million-war-on-cancer-launched-in-scotland

Aid charities warned by Scottish Government: we’ll cut support

NEWS 14 February 2018 by Robert Armour
Management
​Anything less than the "highest moral and ethical" standards will result in funding being withdrawn

https://tfn.scot/news/aid-charities-warned-by-scottish-government-well-cut-support

Tories seek new laws to slash aid spending

NEWS 24 November 2020 by Graham Martin
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
#NeverMoreNeeded
#SaveAid
More than 200 charities join campaign to make sure Westminster meets its commitments to the world's poorest

https://tfn.scot/news/tories-seek-new-laws-to-slash-aid-spending

Stark warnings as new report shows people dying younger due to austerity

NEWS 31 May 2022 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
“This report highlights a crucial truth in the fight to solve poverty, government choices matter."

https://tfn.scot/news/stark-warnings-as-new-report-shows-people-dying-younger-due-to-austerity

Scotland can take the lead on climate change

NEWS 7 October 2020 by Gareth Jones
Environment & International
A new report says Scotland has work to do if it wants to meet ambitious emissions targets

https://tfn.scot/news/scotland-can-take-the-lead-on-climate-change

“Shortsighted”: Rachel Reeves slammed for doubling-down on NI hike for sector

NEWS 27 November 2024 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#NIHike
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The chancellor has confirmed there will be no exemptions or reimbursements for charities

https://tfn.scot/news/shortsighted-rachel-reeves-slammed-for-doubling-down-on-ni-hike-for-sector

Funding to help feed the vulnerable

NEWS 20 April 2020 by Gareth Jones
Families & Young People
The Scottish Government has announced emergency funding for food projects across the country

https://tfn.scot/news/funding-to-help-feed-the-vulnerable

One year on from the Commission on Housing and Wellbeing

OPINION 7 September 2016 Guest post
Regeneration & Housing
​Adam Lang examines what impact of the commission on housing and wellbeing has had a year after publishing its final report

https://tfn.scot/opinion/one-year-on-from-the-commission-on-housing-wellbeing

Revealed: Scotland’s poverty pockets where a third of children live below the breadline

NEWS 8 November 2016 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
The shocking extent of child poverty afflicting Scotland has been revealed

https://tfn.scot/news/revealed-the-shocking-extend-of-child-poverty-in-scotland

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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 Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.