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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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Third sector responds to UK budget as chancellor pledges to increase spending

NEWS 27 October 2021 by Rab Armour
Management
Sunak pledges a "new economy"

https://tfn.scot/news/third-sector-responds-to-uk-budget-as-chancellor-pledges-to-increase-spending

Holyrood elections 2016 - it’s third sector question time

NEWS 8 April 2016 by Graham Martin
Health & Social Care
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​Scotland's main political parties bring their pitches to the third sector.

https://tfn.scot/news/holyrood-elections-2016-its-third-sector-question-time

Scottish Government in row over National Care Service contracts

NEWS 22 February 2022 by Niall Christie
Management
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
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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

Mixed response to budget plans

NEWS 7 February 2020 by Gareth Jones
Regeneration & Housing
Voluntary sector organisations are split over the Scottish Government's draft budget

https://tfn.scot/news/mixed-response-to-budget-plans

Scotland told to show climate leadership after COP28

NEWS 13 December 2023 by Niall Christie
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
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

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

NEWS 27 February 2023 by Rab Armour
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Broad coalition of charities have hit out

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

Post-legislative scrutiny: Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014

Paul Bradley
27 September 2023
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One organisation told SCVO, "The government seems to fundamentally believe that a market-based approach,SCVO consistently calls for public authorities, including the Scottish Government, to adopt a broader,Procurement is a powerful tool that the Scottish Government, local government, the NHS, and other public,While we acknowledge the Scottish Government's efforts to update the Supplier Journey to reflect its,SENScot delivered a Scottish Government contract, "Developing Markets for Third Sector Providers," a

https://scvo.scot/p/62600/2023/09/27/post-legislative-scrutiny-procurement-reform-scotland-act-2014

Use public spending for social good, demand charities

NEWS 12 May 2014 by Rab Armour
Management
Third sector bodies are calling on MSPs to create strong public spending laws that will help create a fairer society

https://tfn.scot/news/strong-procurement-bill-call-by-third-sector

Hate crimes in Scotland on the increase

NEWS 13 June 2014 by Paul Cardwell
Social Justice & Poverty
Three out of four hate crime categories saw their number of charges rise during 2013/14

https://tfn.scot/news/increase-of-hate-crimes-in-scotland

Shock survey shows poverty in Scotland is getting worse

NEWS 21 August 2014 by Third Force News Guest
Social Justice & Poverty
​Academics find that more and more households are falling below the breadline

https://tfn.scot/news/shock-survery-shows-poverty-in-scotland-getting-worse

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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.