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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 Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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Fair Work

Fair Work for the voluntary sector workforce is an SCVO priority. We are calling for voluntary organisations to be supported and resourced to be Fair Work employers. Latest news & opinion The latest Fair Work news and blogs. Read more Latest briefings & policy papers The latest...

https://scvo.scot/policy/transforming-the-economy/fair-work

Public service reform

TBC Latest news & opinion The latest public service reform news and blogs. Read more Latest briefings & policy papers The latest public service reform briefings and policy papers from the policy team. Read more Latest consultation responses The latest public service reform...

https://scvo.scot/policy/transforming-the-economy/public-service-reform

Amplifying our collective voice on Fair Funding

At SCVO, we have worked hard over the last few years, with our sector, to pull together our Fair Funding principles and asks, and to champion those within the Scottish Parliament. But as successful as that work has been thus far, we can still do much more by amplifying our calls...

https://scvo.scot/p/90226/2024/04/19/amplifying-our-collective-voice-on-fair-funding

Community Wealth Building (CWB)

Through our Chief Executive Anna Fowlie’s role on the Scottish Government’s Community Wealth Building Steering Group, we are committed to amplifying and championing the views of the sector, to ensure national legislation reflects what is needed in communities, and the sector is...

https://scvo.scot/policy/transforming-the-economy/community-wealth-building

Other regulation

In recent months, we have engaged with and responded to consultations on HMRC charity tax compliance, a Human Rights Bill for Scotland, and the Heat in Buildings Bill, as we ensure the voluntary sector's voice is heard in a whole range of regulatory areas. Latest news & opinion...

https://scvo.scot/policy/better-regulation/other-regulation

Scottish & UK Budgets

We engage annually with budget processes to call for meaningful progress to realise these ambitions and respond to announcements that will impact our sector. Latest news & opinion The latest Scottish & UK Budgets news and blogs. Read more Latest briefings & policy papers The...

https://scvo.scot/policy/fair-funding-procurement/budget

Public Funds

Our aim is to ensure that the UK Government, the Scottish Government, and local government act on the voluntary sector's concerns in the design and delivery of new funds, including Levelling Up and Dormant Assets. Latest news & opinion The latest Public Funds news and blogs. Read...

https://scvo.scot/policy/fair-funding-procurement/public-funds

Policy network

responsible for SCVO's work on Levelling Up Contact David Livey Leads on Freedom of Information, procurement,National Performance Framework, and climate change Contact Sheghley Ogilvie Leads our Fair funding and procurement

https://scvo.scot/about/networks/policy

AI organisational policies

Internal policies for procuring generative AI products It is important to think about having a policy

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/guides/ai/ai-policies

Transparent funding

As financial pressures intensify, understanding Scottish Government spending decisions is increasingly important. We are calling for improvements to funding data to support voluntary organisations and others to understand Scottish Government spending. Transparent funding data is...

https://scvo.scot/policy/fair-funding-procurement/transparent-funding

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