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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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Charities celebrate Scottish Government climate pledge

NEWS 7 December 2015 by Graham Martin
Social Justice & Poverty
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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

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

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

Cover blown: spycops “infiltrated Scottish charities”

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

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

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
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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

“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

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

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

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

John Muir Trust welcomes map to safeguard wild areas

NEWS 23 June 2014 by Graham Martin
Environment & International
Conservation charity the John Muir Trust has hailed a new move to protect wild areas from development

https://tfn.scot/news/john-muir-trust-welcomes-map-which-wiil-safeguard-wild-areas

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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.