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Our position A blueprint for a new partnership between the voluntary sector and the Scottish Government,Ahead of the 2026 Scottish Parliament election, SCVO called for the new Scottish Government, its agencies,Prior to the election, SCVO welcomed the Scottish Government’s commitment to establishing “The Third,Now that a new government has been formed, SCVO is calling for work to begin on establishing this new,As a first step, we are calling for: Clear leadership to be established at the centre of government,

Although the Scottish Spending Review is welcome, giving the Scottish Government the long-term outlook,Ensure a comprehensive and proportionate approach to financial transparency around Scottish Government,To address Scotland’s fiscal sustainability challenges, the Scottish Government must act to safeguard,The Scottish Government’s own research confirms this.,To combat this, the Scottish Government could: Collect funding information across all government departments

people also call us not-for-profit sector, charity sector, social enterprise sector, NGOs (non-government,They are: For social, environmental or public benefit Organised, i.e. have a constitution Self-governing,responsible for decisions, including winding up the organisation Non-statutory, i.e. independent from government

In 2019, the Scottish Government began the consultative process for what would become the Charities (,Thankfully, the Scottish Government soon made clear that there would indeed be a wider review of charity,We will advocate for the importance of such a review and we will challenge the Scottish Government to,There are now two clear routes ahead for the Scottish Government’s review of charity regulation.,It is now our job as a sector to make sure the Scottish Government cannot ignore that.

model constitution as a whole, and make adjustments as appropriate, to ensure that it reflects the governance,using the model constitutions to determine what type of legal entity – and what key features of the governance

Two Scottish Government programmes funded through digital health and care — Digital Lifelines Scotland,They demonstrate the power of targeted investment and show that when government, local organisations,

cancelled or postponed (by SCVO or the SEC/venue) due to Covid restrictions imposed by Scottish Government,If concerns are outwith government guidance some or all of the costs will be incurred by the event host

Understanding and respecting the difference between governance and operations, delegating operational

The Scottish Government has committed to responding to this emergency, and central to that response is

services for disabled people, to the rationale behind the funding decisions made by central or local government