Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

SCVO responds to Autumn Budget

Press release

26 November 2025

we welcome increases in both the National Minimum Wage and the National Living Wage, though the government,“To support the voluntary sector to meet these wage increases the Government must ensure grants and contracts,It is essential that the Government engage with the sector on these changes before they come into effect,“The UK and Scottish Government’s must work together to provide clarity and ensure UK Budget decisions, support the Scottish Government’s commitment to Fair Work and Fairer Funding for the sector by 2026.

https://scvo.scot/p/102082/2025/11/26/scvo-responds-to-autumn-budget

Public Sector Funding

Public Sector FundingDownload PDF Public sector funding of the voluntary sector The following pages pull together what we know about public sector funding from the latest SCVO Sector Stats, based on analysis of over 600 charity accounts, with additional information from the...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/public-sector-funding

Data protection

The ICO have shared the information governance and legislation training modules they provide to their

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/legislation/data-protection

Making identity checks

The first check you should make is to confirm the identity of the candidate and establish that their identity is genuine. You should not undertake any other checks until you are satisfied that the candidate is who they claim to be. You can check a person's identity by requesting...

https://scvo.scot/support/hr/recruitment-selection/guide-to-pre-employment-checks/making-identity-checks

Policy

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

https://scvo.scot/policy

Scottish Welfare Fund

It is a national scheme delivered by Scotland’s 32 local authorities on behalf of the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/20-years-delivering-change/scottish-welfare-fund

SCVO comment on the Scottish Third Sector Tracker Pulse 1

Press release

26 May 2026

The new Scottish Government must now deliver a stronger, more sustainable and empowered voluntary sector,, the risk is clear: the voluntary organisations communities across Scotland rely on — and that government,Creating a partnership of equals – establishing a formal, long-term partnership between government and

https://scvo.scot/p/104880/2026/05/26/scvo-comment-on-the-scottish-third-sector-tracker-pulse-1

AI and everything else - our call to action a digitally confident Scottish voluntary sector

Treat digital as a leadership and governance responsibilityBoards and senior leaders must prioritise,These should be grounded in good data governance, transparency, trust and human judgement, not hype or,Build cyber resilience as a core duty of careRecognise cyber security as a fundamental governance issue

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/call-to-action-4

Mental health & wellbeing

your team is struggling.Having regular check ins with your staff via video call (or in person if Government,This is part of the government commitment to conduct research into ‘what works to improve reproductive,#NeverMoreNeeded – UK wide campaign to remind funders, the government, and the public just how important

https://scvo.scot/support/hr/employee-engagement-culture/mental-health-and-wellbeing

How subsidies can be awarded

can only use a scheme that it has created itself or that has been created by the Scottish or UK Governments,Streamlined routes Streamlined routes are a type of subsidy scheme set up by central government which

https://scvo.scot/how-subsidies-can-be-awarded

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