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Is Digital Inclusion just a sticking plaster for deeper inequities? 

Darran Gillan
22 July 2025
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to ease the struggle, but they’re not equipped to tackle the root causes and here’s the thing, government,inclusion strategies, such as those outlined in Scotland’s Roadmap for Digital Inclusion and the UK Government,For instance, the UK Government Digital Inclusion Action Plan 2025 highlights that low-income households,For example, the UK Government Digital Inclusion Action Plan 2025 emphasises partnerships with corporations

https://scvo.scot/p/99506/2025/07/22/is-digital-inclusion-just-a-sticking-plaster-for-deeper-inequities

SCVO responds to UK Government Autumn Budget 2024

Press release
31 October 2024
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“If the UK government is serious about its intention to work in partnership with the voluntary sector,It is vital that Scottish Government, local authorities and independent funders to do the same on the,TSI Scotland Network letter to Angela Rayner, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities & Local Government

https://scvo.scot/p/94630/2024/10/31/scvo-respond-to-uk-government-autumn-budget-2024

Five things I learnt from delivering SCVO’s new governance training 

philippabonella
9 August 2024
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Back in May I worked with SCVO to pilot a series of governance training courses – these are three practical,I knew people could get the legal basics on governance from many places, but we felt there was a gap,in the Scottish Governance Code for the Third Sector. 5.,Governance training can be fun!,Philippa Bonella, SCVO governance trainer

https://scvo.scot/p/93218/2024/08/09/five-things-i-learnt-from-delivering-scvos-new-governance-training

SCVO response to Medium-Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) 

Press release
26 June 2025
for Voluntary Organisations' (SCVO) Head of Policy and Research, said: “To achieve the Scottish Government’s,Third Sector in Scotland, the Medium-Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) needed to set out the Scottish Government’s,welcome, if, as she suggests, multi-year funding is to be one of the policy solutions the Scottish Government,funding much wider than the current pilot, to voluntary organisations contributing to Scottish Government,"Our sector makes a significant contribution to the Scottish economy and the government’s ambitions to

https://scvo.scot/p/99042/2025/06/26/scvo-response-to-medium-term-financial-strategy-mtfs

Democratic Governance Through Intermediary Bodies: A Case Study of Third Sector Interfaces in Scotland

third sector intermediary body (a third sector interface) and the state (focusing on the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/democratic-governance-through-intermediary-bodies-a-case-study-of-third-sector-interfaces-in-scotland-march-2021

Evaluation of the Clear Pathway Guidance. (August 2020)

guidance (the guidance) for NHS boards commissioned by Voluntary Health Scotland and the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/evaluation-of-the-clear-pathway-guidance-august-2020

Scottish Charity and Public Surveys 2020. (September 2020)

The Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) has published the results from its Scottish Charity and Public Surveys 2020. The research was carried out by Breaking Blue, an independent market research organisation and member of the Market Research Society. It presents views from 1,01...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/scottish-charity-and-public-surveys-2020-september-2020

The Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Act 2016: an analysis of compliance with fundraising reporting as of June 2020. (September 2020)

The Fundraising Regulator has published the results of its latest review into charities’ compliance with the fundraising reporting requirements in Section 13 of the Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Act 2016. It is a legal requirement under the Act for charities...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/the-charities-protection-and-social-investment-act-2016-an-analysis-of-compliance-with-fundraising-reporting-as-of-june-2020-september-2020

Evaluation of Police and Fire Reform

produced by What Works Scotland, the Scottish Institute for Policing Research and ScotCen for Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/evaluation-of-police-and-fire-reform

The ‘Get on Board’ Competency Pathway

need to engage young people now by creating opportunities and a supportive culture around board governance,"We need to create governance opportunities in a supportive environment and work towards changing mindsets

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/the-get-on-board-competency-pathway

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2026. 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.