Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

#EUareValued

Here at SCVO, we love charities. We believe every person who works to make a difference to Scottish communities should be valued, and that includes our colleagues who have come from other EU countries to live and work here. Scotland's voluntary sector is strengthened thanks to their contribution

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/eu-are-valued

Organisations' responses to the Disability Discrimination Act - 2009 study

This report explores how organisations have responded to the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 as amended by the Disability Discrimination Act 2005. It is a follow-up to studies undertaken in 2003 and 2006. The study has explored more fully changes introduced by the 200...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/organisations-responses-to-the-disability-discrimination-act-2009-study

How we produced SCVO’s AI policy

John Fitzgerald

1 October 2025

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Support & learning
Digital

and using AI tools, and these left some grey areas that weren’t covered by existing IT and data governance,and changing rapidly, so it would be easy to produce a policy that dated very quickly AI use and governance

https://scvo.scot/p/101267/2025/10/01/how-we-produced-scvos-ai-policy

Returning to the workplace

Current government guidelines state that anyone who works from home, should.

https://scvo.scot/support/hr/employee-engagement-culture/returning-to-the-workplace

New research underlines pressures on third sector workforce and services

Press release

29 December 2025

SCVO are calling for the Scottish Government’s own funding principles to align with SCVO’s definition,Ahead of the Scottish Budget and Spending Review, the Scottish Government has a real chance to create

https://scvo.scot/p/102535/2025/12/29/new-research-underlines-pressures-on-third-sector-workforce-and-services

Hybrid working

To do this, employees need to create a Government Gateway account.

https://scvo.scot/support/hr/employee-engagement-culture/future-of-work

Government Response to Danny Kruger MP's Report: 'Levelling Up Our Communities: Proposals for a New Social Covenant

community response to COVID-19 and set out how civil society can contribute to levelling up This UK government,report's recommendations is published alongside the Levelling Up White Paper which sets out the government’s

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/government-response-to-danny-kruger-mps-report-levelling-up-our-communities-proposals-for-a-new-social-covenant

Resource and sustainability

How can you resource a place-based initiative and make it as sustainable as possible?

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/partnership/place-based-digital-inclusion/resource-and-sustainability

UK/EU Trade Cooperation Agreement (TCA)

We work closely with partners on the implementation of the TCA to ensure that the Scottish voluntary sector is included, heard and understood. Irene Oldfather is SCVO’s representative on the current UK Domestic Advisory Group (DAG).

https://scvo.scot/policy/transforming-the-economy/europe

Place-based digital inclusion

What is ‘place-based’ digital inclusion? Place-based digital inclusion is about building sustainable solutions to digital exclusion which take into consideration the assets, and needs, of a specific place – with action co-ordinated through strong and trusted partnerships and...

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/digital-inclusion-support/place-based-digital-inclusion

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