Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Put some power into new empowerment law

NEWS 6 October 2014 by Susan Smith

Regeneration & Housing

MSPs are calling on community groups to help shape a new law aiming to give them more power over public services

https://tfn.scot/news/put-some-power-into-empowerment-law

UN probe Tories over disabled claimants rights breach

NEWS 19 October 2015 by Robert Armour

Health & Social Care

4 comments

Delegation arrive in Scotland to investigate claims disabled people are being targeted unfairly via welfare reforms

https://tfn.scot/news/un-probe-tories-over-disabled-claimants-rights-breach

Thousands more Scots seek help with housing payments

NEWS 25 August 2015 by Robert Armour

Regeneration & Housing

Discretionary housing payments increasingly relied on by low income Scots

https://tfn.scot/news/thousands-more-scots-seek-help-with-housing-payments

Cigarette court case would astonish anti-smoking campaigners

NEWS 22 May 2015 by Paul Cardwell

Health & Social Care

1 comment

Anti-smoking charity condemns suggestion of legal action from Philip Morris over the right to promote "addictive and lethal" cigarettes

https://tfn.scot/news/threat-from-tobacco-giants-to-sue-is-astonishing

UK Government Minister for Levelling Up steps down

NEWS 19 September 2023 by Niall Christie

Management

Dehenna Davison announced she will step back from the role of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Levelling Up.

https://tfn.scot/news/uk-government-minister-for-levelling-up-steps-down

Ten years on and air ambulance celebrates success and saving lives

NEWS 23 May 2023 by Robert Armour

Management

Health & Social Care

Funding & Finance

Reponded to more than 5,000 call outs

https://tfn.scot/news/ten-years-on-and-air-ambulance-celebrates-success-and-saving-lives

Large-scale environmental protest to hit oil refineries

NEWS 9 March 2022 by Niall Christie

Social Justice & Poverty

Environment & International

XR has said it plans to stop the harm at the source and create enough disruption to force the UK government to stop the fossil fuel economy.

https://tfn.scot/news/large-scale-environmental-protest-to-hit-oil-refineries

Public Service Awards reward third sector organisations and campaigners

NEWS 11 December 2024 by Robert Armour

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Environment & International

Awards have now run for 11 years

https://tfn.scot/news/public-sector-awards-reward-third-sector-organisations-and-campaigners

UK regulators join to demand better service from banks

NEWS 15 November 2023 by Robert Armour

Management

Charities are treated differently from private and business customers

https://tfn.scot/news/uk-regulators-join-to-demand-better-service-from-banks

Citizen journalism is changing the world!

NEWS 24 February 2014 by Robert Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

Citizen journalism is changing the world and the news agenda

https://tfn.scot/news/citizen-journalism-is-changing-the-world

Search

What can we help you with?

Put some power into new empowerment law

UN probe Tories over disabled claimants rights breach

Thousands more Scots seek help with housing payments

Cigarette court case would astonish anti-smoking campaigners

UK Government Minister for Levelling Up steps down

Ten years on and air ambulance celebrates success and saving lives

Large-scale environmental protest to hit oil refineries

Public Service Awards reward third sector organisations and campaigners

UK regulators join to demand better service from banks

Citizen journalism is changing the world!

Filters

About

Social

Help

Not registered for a My SCVO account?

Sign in

Not registered for a My SCVO account?

Search

What can we help you with?

Filters