Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Sector funding models are not up to the job - radical change is needed

NEWS 23 August 2024 by Graham Martin

Families & Young People

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Environment & International

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Health & Social Care

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Regeneration & Housing

#RunningCostsCrisis

"There needs to be an urgent and radical rethink about the way the third sector is funded and the Scottish Government’s relationship with them"

https://tfn.scot/news/sector-funding-models-are-not-up-to-the-job-radical-change-is-needed

Regulators slammed for not taking action against charities promoting misogyny

NEWS 30 September 2025 by Graham Martin

Families & Young People

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Environment & International

Culture & Leisure

Health & Social Care

Funding & Finance

Regeneration & Housing

Report demands "advancement of religion" is scrapped as a charitable purpose

https://tfn.scot/news/regulators-slammed-for-not-taking-action-against-charities-promoting-misogyny

Outdoor recreation centres face fight for survival

NEWS 9 July 2020 by Gareth Jones

Culture & Leisure

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Politicians and voluntary groups have called for emergency funding to ensure outdoor centres survive through Covid-19

https://tfn.scot/news/outdoor-recreation-centres-face-fight-for-survival

Scottish charities call for summit to address Covid-19 impact on disabled people

NEWS 24 May 2021 by Gareth Jones

Social Justice & Poverty

Health & Social Care

#NeverMoreNeeded

The organisations have said urgent action is needed to examine the wide-ranging impacts of the virus and lockdown

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-charities-call-for-summit-to-address-covid-19-impact-on-disabled-people

Spring Statement response - SCVO letter to Deputy First Minister

Sheghley Ogilvie

16 March 2023

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Policy reports

Can I assume that the Scottish Government will now share a clear plan for how the full Barnett consequentials

https://scvo.scot/p/58433/2023/03/16/spring-statement-response-scvo-letter-to-deputy-first-minister

SCVO response to the Social Justice & Social Security Committee: Charities (Regulation & Administration) (Scotland) Bill

Jason Henderson

7 February 2023

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Consultation responses

to respond to the Social Justice and Social Security Committee’s consultation on the Scottish Government’s,We draw on evidence from: Responses analysed and published as part of the Scottish Government’s original,consultation process in 2019.Responses and contributions published following the Scottish Government’s,The need for a wider review When the Scottish Government first launched the original consultation on,It will only be by working together – the voluntary sector, regulators, and the Scottish Government –

https://scvo.scot/p/56983/2023/02/07/scvo-response-to-the-social-justice-social-security-committee-charities-regulation-administration-scotland-bill