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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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Is it right to bring back tail docking?

POLL 10 October 2016 by Alex Turnbull
Culture & Leisure
20 comments
Animal welfare charities are outraged by Scottish Government plans to reintroduce tail docking for working dogs

https://tfn.scot/polls/is-it-right-to-bring-back-tail-docking

What a time to be sentient! – an early look at the potential and pitfalls of chat-based AI tools

John Fitzgerald
30 May 2023
Posted in
Especially if you’re doing work like checking terms in contracts or looking for key issues in government

https://scvo.scot/p/59989/2023/05/30/what-a-time-to-be-sentient-an-early-look-at-the-potential-and-pitfalls-of-chat-based-ai-tools

Surplus food or the right to food?

OPINION 15 July 2015 Guest post
Social Justice & Poverty
Graham Riches warns the UK is treading a dangerous path following in the footsteps of the North American foodbank culture

https://tfn.scot/opinion/surplus-food-or-the-right-to-food

When power turns legal: how do we stop SLAPPs?

OPINION 24 October 2025 by Ahsan Mustafa
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Regeneration & Housing
1 comment
Ahsan Mustafa examines how SLAPPs threaten charity journalism and accountability

https://tfn.scot/opinion/when-power-turns-legal

Food crisis is far from over, study warns

NEWS 9 June 2020 by Gareth Jones
Social Justice & Poverty
The food insecurity crisis sparked by Covid-19 is set to enter a new phase, the Poverty and Inequality Commission has said

https://tfn.scot/news/food-crisis-is-far-from-over-study-warns

Charities celebrate Scottish Government climate pledge

NEWS 7 December 2015 by Graham Martin
Social Justice & Poverty
2 comments
A commitment by the Scottish Government to double the country’s Climate Justice Fund has been welcomed by charities and NGOs

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-celebrate-scottish-government-climate-pledge

Cover blown: spycops “infiltrated Scottish charities”

NEWS 21 February 2018 by Graham Martin
Management
1 comment
Campaigners say the third sector will have been infiltrated by political police

https://tfn.scot/news/uncovered-did-spycops-infiltrate-charities

Private firms barred from benefits assessments

NEWS 27 April 2017 by Graham Martin
Health & Social Care
4 comments
Profit-raking private firms will have no place in Scotland’s new social security system

https://tfn.scot/news/private-firms-barred-from-benefits-assessments

“Transformative reparations by public bodies” needed to address Tinker Experiment human rights abuses 

NEWS 30 January 2026 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
Call for financial compensation, cultural investment and further truth recovery following 15-year battle for justice by victims 

https://tfn.scot/news/transformative-reparations-by-public-bodies-needed-to-address-tinker-experiment-human-rights-abuses

No response from Scottish Labour MPs to questions over planned National Insurance hit

NEWS 4 December 2024 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#NIHike
1 comment
TFN contacted all MPs in Scotland to ask their thoughts on the NI hike looming over the sector. 

https://tfn.scot/news/no-response-from-scottish-labour-mps-to-questions-over-planned-national-insurance-hit

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2026. 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.