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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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Staff believe Brexit will be bad for their charity

Third sector staff are overwhelmingly negative about the prospects for the third sector outside of the EU, according to new research

https://tfn.scot/news/staff-believe-brexit-will-be-bad-for-their-charity

Staggering one-in-five benefit claimants sanctioned

Analysis of government figures reveals massive rise in sanctions

https://tfn.scot/news/staggering-one-in-five-benefit-claimants-sanctioned

More than 80,000 children started school obese in last decade

More than 80,000 Scottish children have started primary school overweight or obese since 2005, new research has found

https://tfn.scot/news/more-than-80000-children-started-school-obese-in-last-decade

Sectarianism is still at heart of Scottish football

The vast majority of football supporters said they had witnessed sectarian behaviour at games

https://tfn.scot/news/call-for-action-after-survey-reveals-sectarianism-is-still-at-heart-of-scot

Sports centres will close if rates clampdown on council run charities goes ahead

Making council run charities pay business rates will force them to cut services, says support body

https://tfn.scot/news/barclay-report-will-damage-health-says-aleo-body

Homelessness in Scotland set to double

Worst forms of homelessness will continue to rise

https://tfn.scot/news/homelessness-in-scotland-set-to-double

OSCR feared private schools ruling would create “two tier” charity system

Emails reveal civil servants wanted to review wider issue of charity status before revoking private schools' charity rate relief

https://tfn.scot/news/oscr-feared-private-schools-ruling-would-create-two-tier-charity-system

Report reveals disabled are struggling to find work

​Call for Scottish Government to create employment opportunities for disabled people

https://tfn.scot/news/report-reveals-disabled-are-struggling-to-find-work

Foodbank is evicted from premises

Council serves eviction notice on foodbank - which is now looking for new premises

https://tfn.scot/news/council-evicts-foodbank-from-premises

Charity lotteries get green light to raise ten times more

The UK government has announced plans to increase the ticket sales limit on charity lotteries from £10m to £100m

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-lotteries-get-green-light-to-raise-ten-times-more

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