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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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Senior Labour MP calls for aid funding to be added to EU talks following cut

NEWS 18 March 2025 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
Stella Creasy said collaborating with Europe could improve the impact of funding. 

https://tfn.scot/news/senior-labour-mp-calls-for-aid-funding-to-be-added-to-eu-talks-following-cut

Public safety being compromised as prisoners released early

NEWS 14 February 2025 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
1 comment
Charity says early relaese is creating anxiety for victims

https://tfn.scot/news/public-safety-being-compromised-as-prisoners-released-early

Scots charity defends itself against English-based media attacks

NEWS 5 December 2024 by Rab Armour
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
LGBT organisation subjected to sustained and often innacurate newspaper stories

https://tfn.scot/news/scots-charity-defends-itself-against-english-based-media-attacks

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

NEWS 14 July 2023 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Funding & Finance
#CostOfLivingCrisis
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

NEWS 21 August 2023 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Leadership in tackling the problem is needed urgently

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

Charity at loggerheads with union as pension scheme is dropped

NEWS 14 April 2023 by Rab Armour
Management
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Charity questions union's figures

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

Housing figures reveal decades of underfunding as campaigners call for urgent action

NEWS 30 September 2025 by Rab Armour
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
New builds by social landlords have plummeted by 30%

https://tfn.scot/news/housing-figures-reveal-decades-of-underfunding-as-campaigners-call-for-urgent-action

One in three Scots likely to quit as work takes toll on mental health

NEWS 10 June 2025 by Rab Armour
Management
Health & Social Care
Mental ill health taking its toll

https://tfn.scot/news/one-in-three-scots-likely-to-quit-as-work-takes-toll-on-mental-health

Council votes to ban sky lanterns and helium balloons 

NEWS 15 December 2023 by Niall Christie
Management
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
1 comment
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

New education assembly launches recruitment drive

NEWS 24 September 2024 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Hosted by Scotland’s parents’ organisation Connect and funded by the Scottish Government, SAPC is the first dedicated lived-experience panel for parents and carers in Scotland.  

https://tfn.scot/news/new-education-assembly-launches-recruitment-drive

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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 Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.