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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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Youngsters grill First Minister

NEWS 26 April 2019 by Gareth Jones
Families & Young People
Nicola Sturgeon answered questions on a range of issues at First Minister’s Question Time Next Generation

https://tfn.scot/news/youngsters-grill-first-minister

Climate change is already devastating, says Scottish charity

NEWS 28 August 2017 by Gareth Jones
Environment & International
Sciaf is calling on the Scottish Government to dramatically increase its climate change targets and do more to reverse the effects of climate change

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-charity-calls-for-stronger-climate-change-action

Call for urgent action as number of legal plans for vulnerable children slumps to a new low

NEWS 13 December 2024 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Management
Health & Social Care
Concerns raised as co-ordinated support plans drop. 

https://tfn.scot/news/call-for-urgent-action-as-number-of-legal-plans-for-vulnerable-children-slumps-to-a-new-low

Invest in mental health and save billions urges charity

NEWS 15 October 2025 by Rab Armour
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
More than £8 billion a year could be saved

https://tfn.scot/news/invest-in-mental-health-and-save-billions-urges-charity

Conservation groups warn it will take decades to rewild rural Scotland

NEWS 4 April 2025 by Rab Armour
Environment & International
Regeneration & Housing
Rewilding is not yet included in the government’s key policies

https://tfn.scot/news/conservation-groups-warn-it-will-take-decades-to-rewild-rural-scotland

“Seismic”: Foreign Office warns of impact of US foreign aid freeze

NEWS 5 February 2025 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
UK Government department has particular concerns about the global health consequences. 

https://tfn.scot/news/seismic-foreign-office-warns-of-impact-of-us-foreign-aid-freeze

Benefits system is unjust says local CAB advisers

NEWS 18 February 2014 by Paul Cardwell
Social Justice & Poverty
Benefit claimants have been left feeling suicidal because of unjust benefits sanctions placed on them according to a local citizen’s advice bureaux (CAB)

https://tfn.scot/news/benefits-system-is-unjust-says-local-cab-advisers

Communities can mobilise to fight climate change

OPINION 23 January 2020 by Rab Armour
Environment & International
​Catherine McWilliam believes communites play a vital role in combatting climate change

https://tfn.scot/opinion/communities-can-mobilise-to-fight-climate-change

Charities won’t be silenced by Lobbying Act

NEWS 6 January 2015 by Graham Martin
Management
Lobbying Act will stifle debate

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-wont-be-silenced-by-lobbying-act

Poverty in Britain must not be swept under the carpet

OPINION 19 November 2018 by Gareth Jones
Families & Young People
TFN reporter Gareth Jones analyses UN rapporteur Philip Alston's findings on poverty in modern Britain

https://tfn.scot/opinion/poverty-in-britain-must-be-at-the-forefront-of-the-news-agenda

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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.