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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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Gender pay gap lower at “general” charities than other sectors

NEWS 23 July 2019 by Gavin Stuart
Management
Official figures show charities have an average pay gap of 2% in favour of male employees.

https://tfn.scot/news/gender-pay-gap-lower-at-general-charities-than-other-sectors

Charity shops should be fully exempt from business rates

NEWS 10 October 2019 by Gareth Jones
Environment & International
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New research has found that only one third of councils currently make use of powers to grant 100% business rate relief to charity shops

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-shops-should-be-fully-exempt-from-business-rates

Military charity faces funding crisis

NEWS 27 January 2020 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
Combat Stress has said drastic cuts means it can no longer take on new referrals in England and Wales

https://tfn.scot/news/military-charity-faces-funding-crisis

Praise for extra funeral support

NEWS 3 February 2020 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
Amount rises from 1 April

https://tfn.scot/news/praise-for-extra-funeral-support

The UK in 2020: where poor families just get poorer

NEWS 13 February 2020 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
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The poorest families have fallen even deeper into poverty over the past eight years

https://tfn.scot/news/the-uk-in-2020-where-poor-families-just-get-poorer

Call for Scotland to postpone smacking ban

NEWS 20 April 2020 by Rab Armour
Health & Social Care
Critics argue that ministers are rushing ahead with legislation too fast

https://tfn.scot/news/call-for-scotland-to-postpone-smacking-ban

Charities pledge £100m for coronavirus research

NEWS 11 March 2020 by Gavin Stuart
Health & Social Care
The money will be used to speed up the development of treatments.

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-pledge-100m-for-coronavirus-research

Tampon Tax Fund opens for applications

NEWS 17 March 2020 by Gavin Stuart
Funding & Finance
Charities supporting women and girls are invited to apply for a share of £15 million.

https://tfn.scot/news/tampon-tax-fund-opens-for-applications

Children’s charities help those hit hardest

NEWS 9 June 2020 by Gavin Stuart
Families & Young People
Barnardo’s Scotland and Action for Children have delivered £500k of support during lockdown.

https://tfn.scot/news/childrens-charities-help-those-hit-hardest

Poor more likely to die from lung cancer

NEWS 11 December 2018 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
The gap in lung cancer deaths between rich and poor is increasing, new figures have shown

https://tfn.scot/news/poor-more-likely-to-die-from-lung-cancer

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2026. 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.