Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Introduction

Across the three Statements of Expectation, the panel attributed a range of responsibility across government,and government bodies, businesses, society and civil society organisations, and individuals.

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/roadmap/the-choice

History

By the mid-seventies, following changes to its governance, SCSS established a standing committee called,By 1994 it was apparent that the Council’s governance would need further change to properly conduct the

https://scvo.scot/about/history

I Love Charity

We had two main aims: To support good governance within organisations to ensure they are well run, open

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/i-love-charity

Lewis Swanson u2013 Cornerstone

about this time is that we’ve all been put under the same sort of brand of care home that the government's

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/never-more-needed/stories/lewis-swanson-cornerstone

Closing a SCIO

pass the application to the Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB) which is an agency for the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/support/closing-down/legal-processes/scio

Support & learning

Includes governance, finance and managing people Village & community halls handbook Everything you need

https://scvo.scot/support

Annual leave and coronavirus

The Government has amended the Working Time Regulations 1998 to give workers the statutory right to carry,For assistance, Government guidance was produced on 13 May 2020 which sets out that employers should

https://scvo.scot/support/hr/leave/guide-to-holiday-entitlement-and-pay/annual-leave-and-coronavirus

Time and trust: key learning from the Covenant process

Kirsten Hogg

25 July 2025

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Policy

launched in July at Westminster is the starting point for an improved relationship between the UK government,sector – the dynamics within government and within the sector can also exert themselves.,A key decision for government is which part of government takes lead responsibility for the work – if,The Covenant covers national and local government, but without local government in the room while the,From the government side I think it’s also important to consider who from the machinery of government

https://scvo.scot/p/99536/2025/07/25/time-and-trust-key-learning-from-the-covenant-process

The Economy

cost-of-living crisis costs remaining high additional costs being levied on some voluntary organisations governments

https://scvo.scot/support/shifting-sands/economy

SCVO response to 2023/24 Programme for Government

Press release

5 September 2023

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Policy

Responding to Tuesday’s Programme for Government, Anna Fowlie, Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations,' (SCVO) Chief Executive, said: “The First Minister has today set out a Programme for Government (PfG,environment that would recognise the vital role of Scotland’s voluntary sector in delivering on government,“Today’s PfG restates the Scottish Government’s commitment to Fairer Funding for the voluntary sector,The Scottish Government's current poor grant-making practice makes the focus on improving the clarity

https://scvo.scot/p/62038/2023/09/05/scvo-response-to-2023-24-programme-for-government

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