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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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Briefing to Scottish MPs: Employment Rights Bill

To ensure the legislation is successfully implemented the government should support voluntary organisations,Ensuring grants and contracts the UK Government, their agencies, and other public bodies award, support,Working with the Scottish Government to ensure the UK level Employment Right Bill and Scottish Government,how the Bill will complement the existing programme of Fair Work initiatives led by the Scottish Government,Grants and contracts the UK Government, their agencies, and other public bodies award should support

https://scvo.scot/p/96303/2025/01/09/briefing-to-scottish-mps-employment-rights-bill

Autumn Budget fails to consider impacts of NICs increases on voluntary sector employers

The new Labour government have frequently championed their ambitions of a relationship with civil society,Values a Labour government committed to employee rights must share.,SCVO look forward to a new relationship between the sector and the UK government, and have high hopes,TSI Scotland Network letter to Angela Rayner, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities & Local Government

https://scvo.scot/p/94727/2024/11/05/autumn-budget-fails-to-consider-impacts-of-nics-increases-on-voluntary-sector-employers

SCVO proposals for the Scottish Government: Programme for Government 2022/23

2022/2023 Programme for Government.,A sustainable voluntary sector is also essential for the Scottish Government to progress towards the,sector by sharing relevant proposals with the Scottish Government’s Programme for Government team.,Read our full response to the Scottish Government here: SCVO proposals for the Scottish Government: Programme,for Government 2022/23Download

https://scvo.scot/p/51265/2022/06/30/scvo-proposals-for-the-scottish-government-programme-for-government-2022-23

Digital inclusion: room for improvement

The report shows that while government aims to save money through digital services, the burden of supporting,Scotland to tackle digital exclusion for the past decade, the team at SCVO has seen commitment from government,The Scottish Government responded quickly, investing over £50m in Connecting Scotland.,The Scottish Government promise in the 2021 Programme for Government to spend £200m to get 300,000 households,But it’s not solely Government’s responsibility.

https://scvo.scot/p/93457/2024/08/22/digital-inclusion-room-for-improvement

Scotland's Digital Participation Challenge fund

Our Digital Participation Challenge Fund, supported by the Scottish Government, the ERDF and BT, invests

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/challenge-fund

Introduction

Trusts Association Scotland (DTAS), with support from Scottish Rural Network, part of the Scottish Government’s

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

Host an event

and skillsSessions that offer practical help and best practice advice on finding funding, good governance

https://scvo.scot/the-gathering/host-an-event

Deciding to close an organisation

This can sometimes involve difficult decisions about staffing and governance.

https://scvo.scot/support/closing-down/deciding-to-close-an-organisation

SCVO response to the UK general election results

The new government must move quickly to deliver just that.,This is an opportunity that the new UK government must grasp with both hands.,First Minister of Scotland met to commit to improving the relationship between the Scottish and UK Governments

https://scvo.scot/p/92799/2024/07/08/scvo-response-to-the-uk-general-election-results

Scots charities forced to draw from reserves despite funding stabilisation

Charities across Scotland have continued to draw on their reserves “unsustainably” despite funding from government,paper, which contains key figures and trends from the Scottish voluntary sector, shows funding from government

https://scvo.scot/p/97156/2025/02/19/scots-charities-forced-to-draw-from-reserves-despite-funding-stabilisation

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