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Making the Case for the Social Sciences: No.3 - Sustainabilty, the Environment and Climate Change
development of appropriate solutions through policy initiative and best practice at all scales of governance
Equal support - Do identity-based voluntary and community groups need identity-based organisational development?
Demand for capacity building support in the voluntary sector far outstrips the resources available. Some support providers offer 'specialist' support for voluntary and community organisations from particular backgrounds, (e.g. black and minority ethnic organisations ? BME, or...
Review of charity regulation
We want to see the Scottish Government’s commitment to a wider review of charity regulation taken forward
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They provide expert advice on governance, charity law, employment law, data protection and more.
SCVO Response: Finance and Public Administration Committee Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2026-27 Responding to Long-Term Fiscal Pressures
12 August 2025
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Question 1: What actions should the Scottish Government be taking now to start to address these ‘Scottish,To achieve this the Scottish Government must: Embed Fair Funding principles, including multi-year funding,Question 2: To what extent does the Scottish Government’s 2025 MTFS and its FSDP demonstrate effective,The Scottish Government’s “Fairer Funding” pilot, launched in February 2025 committed more than £120,Collect funding information across all government departments and produce a breakdown of Scottish Government
Sectarianism and the Workplace: a Report to the Scottish Trades Union Congress and the Scottish Government
The origins of this study lie in the concerns summed up in a resolution passed at the 2005 STUC Congress (Amended Resolution No. 65 Sectarianism in the Workplace). This was a wide-ranging motion that recognized the variety of ways in which sectarianism could be expressed in...
Scottish Government Place Standard Toolkit: How good is our place?
The Place Standard tool provides a simple framework to structure conversations about place. It allows you to think about the physical elements of a place (for example its buildings, spaces, and transport links) as well as the social aspects (for example whether people feel they...
Common Concerns, Questions & Pushbacks
When we discuss the need for Fair Funding, it’s important to be aware that questions or comments may be made that seek to either dismiss the need for Fair Funding or provide excuses for how it cannot be implemented. We’ve responding to some of the more frequent examples here.
https://scvo.scot/policy/fair-funding-procurement/fair-funding/common-concerns-questions-pushbacks
#NeverMoreNeeded - Top Ten Tips for Lobbying
Does a council or government have £50m to spend on your asks? Do they have support to deliver them?,Attacking a government minister, political party or council – while trying to convince them at the same
Free Personal Care for Older People
The government ran with it and the legislation was supported unanimously in parliament.,Subsequently, the Scottish Government agreed to extend free personal care to younger people with degenerative