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

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Anger as UK government says: volunteer or lose benefits

NEWS 4 July 2014 by Graham Martin
Management
Forced work placements undermine the spirit of volunteering, it has been claimed

https://tfn.scot/news/anger-as-uk-government-says-volunteer-or-lose-benefits

Animal activists appalled by college seal shooting course

NEWS 1 November 2017 by Graham Martin
Environment & International
An animal rights charity has reacted with fury after a college offered students the chance to shoot seals

https://tfn.scot/news/animal-activists-appalled-college-seal-shooting-course

More workers see the benefits of the living wage

NEWS 7 September 2015 by Graham Martin
Social Justice & Poverty
New figures show almost 135,000 people are now employed by firms paying the Scottish living wage

https://tfn.scot/news/more-workers-see-the-benefits-of-the-living-wage

New chief executive for learning disability charity

NEWS 7 May 2019 by Graham Martin
Management
The Scottish Commission for Learning Disability has welcomed Charlie McMillan as its new chief executive

https://tfn.scot/news/new-chief-executive-for-learning-disability-charity

Funding doubled for dyslexia charity

NEWS 9 March 2017 by Graham Martin
Health & Social Care
Funding for a charity supporting children with dyslexia is being doubled

https://tfn.scot/news/funding-doubled-for-dyslexia-charity

Plans for Dungavel 2 refugee removal centre rejected

NEWS 9 November 2016 by Graham Martin
Social Justice & Poverty
Campaigners have welcomed a decision to reject the creation of a refugee removal centre near Glasgow Airport

https://tfn.scot/news/plans-for-dungavel-2-refugee-removal-centre-rejected

Alcohol-related brain damage at record high

NEWS 11 July 2018 by Rab Armour
Health & Social Care
​Minimum pricing alone not sufficient to address health impact of alcoholism

https://tfn.scot/news/alcohol-related-brain-damage-at-record-high

Drink drive limit reduction applauded

NEWS 24 October 2014 by Rab Armour
Health & Social Care
RoSPA praises Scottish Government over drink-drive move

https://tfn.scot/news/drink-drive-limit-reduction-applauded

DWP blacklists disability campaign

NEWS 25 September 2015 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
DWP reacts negatively after campaigners expose benefit related deaths

https://tfn.scot/news/dwp-blacklists-disability-campaign

DWP drops universal credit helpline charges

NEWS 18 October 2017 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
​Claimants could run up significant costs when phoning the helpline

https://tfn.scot/news/dwp-drops-universal-credit-helpline-charges

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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.