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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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Lottery limits see charities miss out on £45m

NEWS 24 April 2019 by Gareth Jones
Management
Seven in ten applications for funding to charity lotteries have to be rejected as a result of fundraising restrictions

https://tfn.scot/news/lottery-limits-see-charities-miss-out-on-45m

A year since the fall of Kabul, Scottish Afghans rally for justice

NEWS 18 August 2022 by Graham Martin
Environment & International
They say they have been left in limbo and abandoned by Westminster

https://tfn.scot/news/a-year-since-the-fall-of-kabul-scottish-afghans-rally-for-justice

HMRC Charity Tax Compliance Consultation

Jason Henderson
20 July 2023
Posted in
In April, HMRC published a consultation on charity tax compliance to: “examine … charity taxation rules to help tackle non-compliance and protect the integrity of the charity sector without changing the overall purpose of the reliefs … [and] … ensure the rules continue to be fit...

https://scvo.scot/p/60910/2023/07/20/hmrc-charity-tax-compliance-consultation

The toughest job in politics?

FEATURE 2 February 2017 by Rab Armour
Regeneration & Housing
1 comment
Robert Armour met Scotland’s welfare minister Jeane Freeman to find out how she aims to create a fairer benefits system for Scots during a period of austerity

https://tfn.scot/features/the-toughest-job-in-politics

Should single mums have to pay to track down absent dads?

POLL 5 February 2016 by Alex Turnbull
Families & Young People
5 comments
The government run Child Maintenance Service charges £20 and a 4% collection fee to single mums to track down absent dads - is this fair?

https://tfn.scot/polls/should-single-mums-have-to-pay-to-track-down-absent-dads

Is universal credit an unmitigated disaster?

POLL 10 July 2018 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
​This week leading housing bodies joined to condemn the "flawed" universal credit roll out. Is it a disaster?

https://tfn.scot/polls/is-universal-credit-an-unmitigated-disaster

Will abortion pill lead to more terminations?

POLL 27 October 2017 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
1 comment
Pro-life campaigners say move is promoting the easy option for women

https://tfn.scot/polls/will-abortion-pill-lead-to-more-terminations

Employment charity faces closure

NEWS 12 December 2019 by Gareth Jones
Families & Young People
A move has been made to save Real Jobs Falkirk after it lost its £48,000 worth of core funding

https://tfn.scot/news/employment-charity-faces-closure

New neurological strategy welcomed

NEWS 19 December 2019 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
The Scottish Government's first ever Framework for Action to improve care and support for people with neurological conditions like Parkinson’s

https://tfn.scot/news/new-neurological-strategy-welcomed

Lockdown has left Scots feeling hopeless

NEWS 9 July 2020 by Gareth Jones
Social Justice & Poverty
New data from the Mental Health Foundation has shown the impact Covid-19 is having on the nation's wellbeing

https://tfn.scot/news/lockdown-has-left-scots-feeling-hopeless

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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.