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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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Charities demand full devolution of welfare

NEWS 15 September 2015 by Rab Armour
Health & Social Care
Leading charities say full devolution of welfare is the only tangible option to help Scotland's most vulnerable

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-demand-full-devolution-of-welfare

Making FoI matter

OPINION 25 March 2022 by Carole Ewart
Management
Campaigners hope a new bill will help extend the reach of FoI so that it applies to voluntary sector services

https://tfn.scot/opinion/making-foi-matter

Esteem for the sector: we need parity, not parroting

OPINION 1 July 2022 by Kirsten Hogg
Management
Kirsten Hogg wonders where the substance is beneath the first minister’s warm words

https://tfn.scot/opinion/esteem-for-the-sector-we-need-parity-not-parroting

Paid yesterday, broke today: ending the link between suicide and financial insecurity

OPINION 28 October 2024 by Dave Morris
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
Samaritans Scotland launches new report, Paid Yesterday, Broke Today, examining the impact of financial and employment insecurity on suicidal thoughts and behaviour.

https://tfn.scot/opinion/samaritans-scotland-launches-new-report

Staying connected: the importance of digital inclusion

OPINION 20 January 2025 by Kyle Scott
Social Justice & Poverty
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
#Society
#Technology

https://tfn.scot/opinion/staying-connected-the-importance-of-digital-inclusion

Audit threshold increase signals major shifts for Scottish charities

OPINION 22 April 2025 by Keith Macpherson
Management
Funding & Finance
Keith Macpherson tells how charities will be affected by changes to audit threshold and SORP reporting

https://tfn.scot/opinion/audit-threshold-increase-signals-major-shifts-for-scottish-charities

Cross-sector conference takes steps to tackle loneliness and social isolation in the Highlands

OPINION 12 March 2026 by Susan Hunter
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Befriending Networks and Befrienders Highland join forces to host the first Social Isolation and Loneliness in the Highlands Conference

https://tfn.scot/opinion/cross-sector-conference-takes-steps-to-tackle-loneliness-and-social-isolation-in-the-highlands

Fixing systems, not symptoms

OPINION 11 May 2026 by Emma Jackson
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
Services and support need to be designed and delivered in a way that mirrors real life and tackle issues at their root cause

https://tfn.scot/opinion/fixing-systems-not-symptoms

Mapping a fairer future for Scotland’s private rented housing sector 

OPINION 6 July 2026 by Aoife Deery
Social Justice & Poverty
Regeneration & Housing
Aoife Deery calls for mandatory landlord training

https://tfn.scot/opinion/mapping-a-fairer-future-for-scotlands-private-rented-housing-sector

ASH Scotland encourages responses to tobacco and vapes consultation

OPINION 28 September 2026 by Sheila Duffy
Health & Social Care
Sheila Duffy appeals to health supporting individuals and organisations to support proposals to restrict tobacco, vapes and other recreational nicotine products.

https://tfn.scot/opinion/ash-scotland-encourages-responses-to-tobacco-and-vapes-consultation

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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.