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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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Campaigners hail victory as Scottish Government announces covid inquiry

Ministers say they will use inquiry to inform responses better in future

https://tfn.scot/news/campaigners-hail-victory-as-scottish-government-announces-covid-inquiry

Charity slams NHS bureaucracy as support service fails to reach most in need

Call for bureaucratic barriers in the NHS to be removed and data sharing to be improved

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-slams-nhs-bureaucracy-as-support-service-fails-to-reach-most-in-need

New support service launched for "exhausted" social workers

The Social Work Professional Support Service is being delivered by the Scottish Association of Social Work

https://tfn.scot/news/new-support-service-launched-for-exhausted-social-workers

Charities gain funds to help women in prostitution

The Scottish Government has allocated an extra £90,000 to help vulnerable women

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-gain-funds-to-help-women-in-prostitution

“10 years in”: UK benefit cap forcing families to live on £44 a week

The research shows in the ten years since the policy was introduced, the number of families affected by it has grown substantially.

https://tfn.scot/news/10-years-in-uk-benefit-cap-forcing-families-to-live-on-44-a-week

Drastic immediate action needed as Scotland remains drug death capital of Europe

Leadership in tackling the problem is needed urgently

https://tfn.scot/news/drastic-immediate-action-needed-as-scotland-remains-drug-death-capital-of-europe

Council votes to ban sky lanterns and helium balloons 

The Scottish Borders Council voted unanimously at a meeting of the full council.

https://tfn.scot/news/council-votes-to-ban-sky-lanterns-and-helium-balloons

Huge majority support for carbon land tax on Scotland’s large estates

The John Muir Trust has now launched a public petition in support of the tax.

https://tfn.scot/news/huge-majority-support-for-carbon-land-tax-on-scotlands-large-estates

Scotland in the red: families use credit to pay for essentials

One in five have borrowed money to keep up with credit agreements

https://tfn.scot/news/scotland-in-the-red-families-use-credit-to-pay-for-essentials

Charity at loggerheads with union as pension scheme is dropped

Charity questions union's figures

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-at-loggerheads-with-union-as-pension-scheme-is-dropped

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