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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 Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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Charity shops should be fully exempt from business rates

NEWS 10 October 2019 by Gareth Jones
Environment & International
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New research has found that only one third of councils currently make use of powers to grant 100% business rate relief to charity shops

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-shops-should-be-fully-exempt-from-business-rates

Military charity faces funding crisis

NEWS 27 January 2020 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
Combat Stress has said drastic cuts means it can no longer take on new referrals in England and Wales

https://tfn.scot/news/military-charity-faces-funding-crisis

Children’s charities help those hit hardest

NEWS 9 June 2020 by Gavin Stuart
Families & Young People
Barnardo’s Scotland and Action for Children have delivered £500k of support during lockdown.

https://tfn.scot/news/childrens-charities-help-those-hit-hardest

Call for Scotland to postpone smacking ban

NEWS 20 April 2020 by Robert Armour
Health & Social Care
Critics argue that ministers are rushing ahead with legislation too fast

https://tfn.scot/news/call-for-scotland-to-postpone-smacking-ban

Charities pledge £100m for coronavirus research

NEWS 11 March 2020 by Gavin Stuart
Health & Social Care
The money will be used to speed up the development of treatments.

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-pledge-100m-for-coronavirus-research

Call for better infant mental health services

NEWS 19 July 2019 by Robert Armour
Health & Social Care
Access to service practically impossible for Scots

https://tfn.scot/news/call-for-better-infant-mental-health-services

Praise for extra funeral support

NEWS 3 February 2020 by Robert Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
Amount rises from 1 April

https://tfn.scot/news/praise-for-extra-funeral-support

Ban wind farms from wild areas

NEWS 16 February 2018 by Graham Martin
Environment & International
Scotland’s official Wild Land Areas should be a no-go zone for large-scale commercial wind farms say campaigners

https://tfn.scot/news/ban-wind-farms-from-wild-areas

Extent of empty homes in Scotland revealed

NEWS 29 January 2018 by Robert Armour
Regeneration & Housing
One home has lain empty since 1993

https://tfn.scot/news/extent-of-empty-homes-in-scotland-revealed

Scotland has more pandas than ME nurses

NEWS 9 May 2018 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
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A charity has called for an increase in specialist support ahead of ME Awareness Day

https://tfn.scot/news/more-pandas-than-me-nurses-in-scotland

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2025. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.