Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Foodbank is evicted from premises

NEWS 17 May 2016 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

Council serves eviction notice on foodbank - which is now looking for new premises

https://tfn.scot/news/council-evicts-foodbank-from-premises

Secret papers show DWP knew benefit cuts would hit vulnerable hardest

NEWS 17 May 2016 by Rab Armour

Health & Social Care

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Government ministers knew back-to-work tests were hitting vulnerable hardest but took no action despite warnings

https://tfn.scot/news/secret-papers-show-dwp-knew-benefit-cuts-would-hit-vulnerable-hardest

Scotland sets up independent fundraising regulation

NEWS 30 June 2016 by Jordan Ogg

Funding & Finance

Scottish charities have chosen to create their own fundraising self-regulation system rather than buy into new English scheme

https://tfn.scot/news/scotland-sets-up-independent-fundraising-regulation

More than 80,000 children started school obese in last decade

NEWS 11 October 2016 by Gavin Stuart

Health & Social Care

More than 80,000 Scottish children have started primary school overweight or obese since 2005, new research has found

https://tfn.scot/news/more-than-80000-children-started-school-obese-in-last-decade

Foodbanks are a “Dickensian throwback” says MSP

NEWS 30 August 2016 by Graham Martin

Social Justice & Poverty

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Foodbanks are not a cause for celebration – but a grim symbol of the hardship caused by welfare cuts and Tory austerity, an MSP has said

https://tfn.scot/news/foodbanks-are-a-dickensian-throwback-says-msp

OSCR feared private schools ruling would create “two tier” charity system

NEWS 7 February 2018 by Rab Armour

Management

Emails reveal civil servants wanted to review wider issue of charity status before revoking private schools' charity rate relief

https://tfn.scot/news/oscr-feared-private-schools-ruling-would-create-two-tier-charity-system

Another endangered eagle missing over grouse moors

NEWS 18 April 2018 by Graham Martin

Environment & International

Yet another satellite-tagged eagle has gone missing in Scotland in highly suspicious circumstances

https://tfn.scot/news/another-endangered-eagle-missing-over-grouse-moors

Report reveals disabled are struggling to find work

NEWS 22 November 2017 by Rab Armour

Health & Social Care

Call for Scottish Government to create employment opportunities for disabled people

https://tfn.scot/news/report-reveals-disabled-are-struggling-to-find-work

Charity lotteries get green light to raise ten times more

NEWS 29 June 2018 by Susan Smith

Management

The UK government has announced plans to increase the ticket sales limit on charity lotteries from £10m to £100m

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-lotteries-get-green-light-to-raise-ten-times-more

More support needed for older workers

NEWS 29 May 2018 by Gareth Jones

Health & Social Care

Age Scotland has said the government and businesses have to do more to support the increasing numbers of people work beyond state pension age

https://tfn.scot/news/amount-of-older-workers-doubles

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Foodbank is evicted from premises

Secret papers show DWP knew benefit cuts would hit vulnerable hardest

Scotland sets up independent fundraising regulation

More than 80,000 children started school obese in last decade

Foodbanks are a “Dickensian throwback” says MSP

OSCR feared private schools ruling would create “two tier” charity system

Another endangered eagle missing over grouse moors

Report reveals disabled are struggling to find work

Charity lotteries get green light to raise ten times more

More support needed for older workers

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