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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

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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New report calls for urgent action to tackle loneliness

A national campaign has said more must be done to help those facing isolation this winter

https://tfn.scot/news/new-report-calls-for-urgent-action-to-tackle-loneliness

Scotland told to show climate leadership after COP28

The climate talks failed to reach an agreement on urgently phasing out fossil fuels.

https://tfn.scot/news/scotland-told-to-show-climate-leadership-after-cop28

Scottish Government in row over National Care Service contracts

Ministers are under pressure to end the involvement of multinational consultants in setting up the public service

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-government-in-row-over-national-care-service-contracts

Child maintenance bill must be amended or domestic abuse victims will suffer

Broad coalition of charities have hit out

https://tfn.scot/news/child-maintenance-bill-must-be-amended-or-domestic-abuse-victims-will-suffer

SCVO consultation response to the Scottish Government's Resource Spending Review

to local government mirrored in local government funding of voluntary organisations.,The Scottish Government, and local government, should commit to working with voluntary sector intermediary,The Scottish Government cannot continue to rely on voluntary organisations in receipt of static government,to local government mirrored in local government funding of voluntary organisations.,The Scottish Government, and local government, should commit to working with voluntary sector intermediary

https://scvo.scot/p/49550/2022/03/22/scvo-consultation-response-to-the-scottish-governments-resource-spending-review

SCVO: Economic role of voluntary sector not recognised by government

Scotland’s national membership organisation for the voluntary sector has warned the Scottish Government’s,With an annual turnover of £6bn and more than 100,000 paid staff, the Scottish Government needs to invest,While the Scottish Government pledges to ensure the voice of business is heard, with ‘robust governance,This is not an inclusive strategy, and there is little evidence of the Scottish Government respecting,Scotland’s first spending review in 11 years, it needed to go further in detailing how the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/49104/2022/03/06/scvo-economic-role-of-voluntary-sector-not-recognised-by-government

Deposit return scheme could reduce plastic litter by 90%

The Scottish Government initiative will see shoppers pay a 20p deposit when buying drinks in single-use containers.

https://tfn.scot/news/deposit-return-scheme-could-reduce-plastic-litter-by-90

Childhood getting worse, parents and grandparents say

Bullying, peer pressure and social media cited as serious concerns in cross-generational survey.

https://tfn.scot/news/childhood-getting-worse-parents-and-grandparents-say

Horror as 3m animals tested last year in UK

​Campaigners want draconian laws changed

https://tfn.scot/news/horror-as-3m-animals-tested-last-year-in-uk

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