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Regulator reminds housing bodies to obey the rules

NEWS 20 April 2017 by Rab Armour
Regeneration & Housing
Regulator has been forced to intervene in the running of two housing associations and says it is because they did not follow their own rules

https://tfn.scot/news/regulator-reminds-housing-bodies-to-obey-the-rules

Housing association creates its own maintenance company

NEWS 21 April 2017 by Susan Smith
Regeneration & Housing
A Scottish housing association has launched its own maintenance company in a bid to save money and improve its homes

https://tfn.scot/news/housing-association-creates-its-own-maintenance-company

Move to reintroduce tail docking slammed by campaigners

NEWS 21 April 2017 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
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Scottish Government plans to allow tail docking of specific breeds

https://tfn.scot/news/move-to-reintroduce-tail-docking-slammed-by-campaigners

UK government warned: don’t weaken human rights

NEWS 21 April 2017 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
All UK human rights commission chairs join to urge the UK government to rethink repealing human rights legislation

https://tfn.scot/news/uk-government-warned-dont-weaken-human-rights

Rage after scallop dredgers wreck rare reef

NEWS 24 April 2017 by Graham Martin
Environment & International
Conservationists have reacted with fury after scallop dredgers wrecked a precious marine habitat

https://tfn.scot/news/rage-after-scallop-dredgers-wreck-rare-reef

Scots pensioners missing out on free personal care

NEWS 24 April 2017 by Rab Armour
Health & Social Care
Councils not doing enough to ensure older people get access to care, new data reveals

https://tfn.scot/news/scots-pensioners-missing-out-on-free-personal-care

Councillors can help transform blind people’s lives

NEWS 25 April 2017 by Graham Martin
Health & Social Care
Local authorities are key to improving life for the 170,000 Scots who are blind or partially sighted says RNIB Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/councillors-can-help-transform-blind-peoples-lives

One-in-five Scots pensioners struggling financially

NEWS 25 April 2017 by Rab Armour
Health & Social Care
Over-65s not claiming what they are due, research shows

https://tfn.scot/news/one-in-five-scots-pensioners-struggling-financially

Thousands of affordable homes to be built in Scotland

NEWS 25 April 2017 by Rab Armour
Regeneration & Housing
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Housing group plans to create new homes for those on lower incomes

https://tfn.scot/news/thousands-of-affordable-homes-to-be-built-in-scotland

Call for local elections to prioritise suicide prevention

NEWS 26 April 2017 by Rab Armour
Health & Social Care
Local councillors and communities targeted in latest anti-suicide campaign

https://tfn.scot/news/call-for-local-elections-to-prioritise-suicide-prevention

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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.