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Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

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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Stalking charity secures funding

NEWS 5 November 2019 by Gareth Jones
Families & Young People
Action Against Stalking is set to employ specialist staff after gaining £55,000 from the Scottish Government

https://tfn.scot/news/stalking-charity-secures-funding

Housing associations excluding homeless tenants

NEWS 29 June 2015 by Rab Armour
Regeneration & Housing
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Demanding rent in advance is at odds with the ethos and role of social landlords and stops homeless people getting accommodation, says law centre

https://tfn.scot/news/social-landlords-are-financially-excluding-homeless

Universal Credit forcing women to prostitution

NEWS 15 November 2019 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
​Women are being forced to offer "survival sex" in order to feed their families

https://tfn.scot/news/universal-credit-forcing-women-to-prostitution

Unfair universal credit clawbacks pushing more into poverty

NEWS 10 April 2018 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
Claimants are having significant sums deducted at source from their benefits for historic debt

https://tfn.scot/news/unfair-universal-credit-clawbacks-pushing-more-into-poverty

Youth charities win Scottish Government funding

NEWS 3 January 2018 by Susan Smith
Families & Young People
The Scottish Government has awarded £14m to 117 youth charities

https://tfn.scot/news/youth-charities-win-scottish-government-funding

Why can Police Scotland charge paedophiles over sex texts but officers in England can’t asks charity

NEWS 10 January 2017 by Paul Cardwell
Families & Young People
Police still cant charge people with sending sexual communications to children in England and Wales as government hasn't set start date for new law

https://tfn.scot/news/why-does-scotland-have-law-against-paedophiles-that-england-doesnt-asks-cha

Windfarm battle win for environmentalists

NEWS 10 November 2015 by Graham Martin
Environment & International
A major Scottish environmental charity has welcomed the knock-back of a proposed windfarm in the shadow of Ben Wyvis in the Highlands

https://tfn.scot/news/wind-farm-battle-win-for-environmentalists

Disability campaigners welcome vaccine victory

NEWS 23 February 2021 by Rab Armour
Health & Social Care
Learning disabled will be among those vaccinated next

https://tfn.scot/news/disability-campaigners-welcome-vaccine-victory

Human right to a healthy environment must be enshrined in law

NEWS 9 December 2021 by Graham Martin
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Petition launched calling for action to hold public bodies and polluters to account

https://tfn.scot/news/human-right-to-a-healthy-environment-must-be-enshrined-in-law

Full effect of £20 benefit cut revealed in new report

NEWS 6 October 2021 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
Lean times ahead for low-income Scots

https://tfn.scot/news/full-effect-of-20-benefit-cut-revealed-in-new-report

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Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.