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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

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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Bank accounts

Your governing document/constitution. Your charity's financial details, eg turnover.

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/finance-business-management/bank-accounts

Policy

Our policy pages set out our work with the Scottish and UK governments, and other public bodies.

https://scvo.scot/policy

Human Trafficking and Exploitation

legislation and in March 2014, former Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill (SNP) announced that the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/20-years-delivering-change/human-trafficking-and-exploitation

Make Renting Right

The Scottish Government had carried out its own review of private renting in 2008 and 2009 and was receptive

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/20-years-delivering-change/making-renting-right

Licensing

You can find information and apply on the GOV.UK website.Public entertainmentUnder the Civic Government

https://scvo.scot/support/village-community-halls/facilities-management/legal/licensing

Climate confident village halls

The Scottish Government’s Community and Renewable Energy Scheme (CARES) provides funding and support,Officer Help to identify suitable renewable energy options for your community Expert advice on governance

https://scvo.scot/support/village-community-halls/climate

DigiNext event content and speaker videos

involves supporting all shapes and sizes of organisations in the voluntary sector, with setting up, governance,that led her to join SCVO last year, where her role is to coordinate implementation of Scottish Government’s,strategy, change management, technology, and service design with over 60 charities, as well as government,Scotland, Scotland’s Housing Network, The National Lottery Community Fund, Oxfam, Macmillan, Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/diginext-event-information

Time and trust: key learning from the Covenant process

launched in July at Westminster is the starting point for an improved relationship between the UK government,sector – the dynamics within government and within the sector can also exert themselves.,A key decision for government is which part of government takes lead responsibility for the work – if,The Covenant covers national and local government, but without local government in the room while the,From the government side I think it’s also important to consider who from the machinery of government

https://scvo.scot/p/99536/2025/07/25/time-and-trust-key-learning-from-the-covenant-process

Towards a Research and Development Strategy for Social Services in Scotland

Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services (IRISS) in partnership with the Scottish Government,of all five associated Change Programmes (Performance Improvement; Service Development; Practice Governance

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/towards-a-research-and-development-strategy-for-social-services-in-scotland

Managing the Needs of Drunk and Incapable People in Scotland: a Literature Review and Needs Assessment

The purpose of this research was to identify what need there is in Scotland for services for people who become drunk and incapable in public. This involved not only estimating the size and nature of the problem, but also looking in detail at how the needs of this population are...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/managing-the-needs-of-drunk-and-incapable-people-in-scotland-a-literature-review-and-needs-assessment

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