Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

SCVO response to FoI Reform Bill consultation (Katy Clark MSP)

Paul Bradley

13 March 2023

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FOI

It is government policy to work towards eliminating barriers to participation in public procurements,,Yet, there is no mention of this under 'procurement' in the 'potential impacts of the proposed bill.',barriers to entering the market are removed rather than created is crucial in the current public procurement

https://scvo.scot/p/58166/2023/03/13/scvo-response-to-foi-reform-bill-consultation

Autumn budget fails to consider impacts of NI increases on voluntary sector employers

OPINION 6 November 2024 by Sheghley Ogilvie

Families & Young People

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Sheghley Ogilvie: the essential services and support provided by voluntary organisations was neither mentioned nor recognised

https://tfn.scot/opinion/autumn-budget-fails-to-consider-impacts-of-nics-increases-on-voluntary-sector-employers

Charity workers’ fears for the future laid bare

NEWS 20 February 2019 by Gareth Jones

Management

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Rising overheads, funding cuts and increased work loads are amongst the concerns that third sector staff have - a survey has revealed

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-workers-fears-for-the-future-laid-bare

GTS - Scotland’s first “social” security firm

FEATURE 16 July 2015 by Rab Armour

Families & Young People

As Robert Armour discovers a security firm that aims to use its status as a social enterprise to create jobs and change the culture of the industry

https://tfn.scot/features/gts-scotlands-first-social-security-firm

SCVO response to the inquiry into Public Administration – Effective Scottish Government decision-making (Finance & Public Administration Committee)

Rachel Le Noan

16 February 2023

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Economy

This work covers public spending, procurement, fiscal transparency, and the budget.,improvement – its Fiscal Transparency Programme – including a Fiscal Portal and its development of the Procurement,budget lines calculate and publish its total direct funding of voluntary organisations for grants and procured

https://scvo.scot/p/57213/2023/02/16/scvo-response-to-the-inquiry-into-public-administration-effective-scottish-government-decision-making