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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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Tory cuts to cost disabled £50 a week by 2020

Disabled households are already suffering from cuts to their incomes but there's much more to come

https://tfn.scot/news/tory-cuts-to-cost-disabled-50-a-week-by-2020

Fund for parents of premature babies

Parents whose babies have lengthy spells in neonatal units will get financial support after a successful campaign from the charity Bliss Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/fund-for-parents-of-premature-babies-welcomed

Charitable status could put your sports club in a different league

Alastair Keatinge explains how becoming a charity can bring tax reliefs or new sources of funding to sports clubs

https://tfn.scot/opinion/charitable-status-could-put-your-sports-club-in-a-different-league

Shock survey shows poverty in Scotland is getting worse

​Academics find that more and more households are falling below the breadline

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

Hate crimes in Scotland on the increase

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

Use public spending for social good, demand charities

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

No tears as “callous” Esther McVey quits

“Callous” Esther McVey won’t be missed as she resigned from government, say anti-poverty campaigners

https://tfn.scot/news/no-tears-as-callous-esther-mcvey-quits

New legislation will support vulnerable witnesses

Charities have welcomed a new law which means witnesses will be able to pre-record evidence

https://tfn.scot/news/new-legislation-will-support-vulnerable-witnesses

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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