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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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Leading charities critical of government dementia strategy

NEWS 28 June 2017 by Rab Armour
Health & Social Care
National dementia strategy does not address critical concerns, charities warn

https://tfn.scot/news/leading-charities-critical-of-government-dementia-strategy

MSPs back call for LGBT education in all Scots schools

NEWS 28 June 2017 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
​Campaign gathers support from cross-party group of MSPs

https://tfn.scot/news/msps-back-call-for-lgbt-education-in-all-scots-schools

Scots families made homeless by Tory benefit cuts

NEWS 30 June 2017 by Graham Martin
Regeneration & Housing
1 comment
Families facing eviction due to the Westminster Tory government’s benefits cap are ramping up a series of actions in their battle for justice

https://tfn.scot/news/families-made-homeless-by-tory-benefit-cuts

Parents plan to picket Katie Hopkins school tour

NEWS 29 September 2017 by Rab Armour
Families & Young People
2 comments
​Parents's group forms as Hopkins says she will talk in Scottish schools

https://tfn.scot/news/parents-plan-to-picket-katie-hopkins-school-tour

Day of rage against Universal Credit

NEWS 30 November 2017 by Graham Martin
Health & Social Care
People will take to the streets this weekend in a national series of actions against the Tories’ controversial roll-out of Universal Credit

https://tfn.scot/news/day-of-rage-against-universal-credit

Schools could face equality inspections

NEWS 30 November 2017 by Gareth Jones
Families & Young People
Youngsters have set out a series of recommendations to help make Scotland a more inclusive place

https://tfn.scot/news/schools-could-face-equality-inspections

SCVO response to pre-budget scrutiny 2023/24: the impact of human rights budgeting

Sheghley Ogilvie
9 September 2022
Posted in
to the Scottish Government.,of the voluntary sector across all Scottish Government departments and local government should 098be,in the Open Government Action Plan.,In its recent Programme for Government, the Scottish Government recognised the cost for businesses in,The Scottish Government is increasingly moving services online.

https://scvo.scot/p/53617/2022/09/09/scvo-response-to-pre-budget-scrutiny-2023-24-the-impact-of-human-rights-budgeting

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

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

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2025. 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.