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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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Consumer Scotland: draft workplan 2022 to 2023 – SCVO response to the Scottish Government

Jason Henderson
14 March 2022
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Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Scottish Government’s,further investigation by ourselves or others, often with clarification sought from the Scottish Government,which exists wholly or mainly to benefit society or a profession as well as the activities of any government,With the Scottish Government and Consumer Scotland’s commitment to the Net Zero agenda, such a focus

https://scvo.scot/p/49288/2022/03/14/consumer-scotland-draft-workplan-2022-to-2023-scvo-response-to-the-scottish-government

Extent of aid cuts unveiled as UK Government publishes impact assessment

NEWS 23 July 2025 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Funding & Finance
The Foreign Office styled the cuts as a modernisation.

https://tfn.scot/news/extent-of-aid-cuts-unveiled-as-uk-government-publishes-impact-assessment

17,000 children denied specialist help for mental health problems

NEWS 27 March 2017 by Paul Cardwell
Health & Social Care
The Scottish Government has promised to investigate why so many children have been denied help from Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)

https://tfn.scot/news/17000-children-denied-specialist-mental-health-help-in-last-three-years

Plea for government to top up child benefit to help feed kids who are hungry and poor

NEWS 19 October 2016 by Paul Cardwell
Families & Young People
Scotland’s Children’s Commissioner Tam Baillie said children who don't get enough to eat are not able to thrive

https://tfn.scot/news/plea-for-government-to-top-up-child-benefit-to-help-feed-kids-who-are-hungr

Dame Kelly Holmes: good causes missing out on millions

NEWS 4 October 2018 by Sophie Bell
Funding & Finance
Good causes are missing out on millions under outdated current rules

https://tfn.scot/news/dame-kelly-holmes-calls-on-ministers-to-boost-charities-with-fundraising-ch

Report confirms Scotland in grip of housing crisis

NEWS 7 August 2017 by Rab Armour
Regeneration & Housing
Urgent call to develop a new housing strategy as report shows extent of homelessness in Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/report-confirms-scotland-in-grip-of-housing-crisis

Business coalition attacks charity over windfarm campaign

NEWS 16 August 2017 by Rab Armour
Management
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Companies say a conservation charity's legal action against a windfarm development is costing the Scottish economy dear

https://tfn.scot/news/business-coalition-attacks-charity-for-risking-jobs-and-livelihoods

Anger as Scottish Government leaves 130,000 disabled Scots at the mercy of PIP assessments

NEWS 1 August 2017 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
3 comments
​New figures reveal 130,000 are still to be subjected to humiliating PIP assessments - but SNP won't halt them

https://tfn.scot/news/anger-as-scottish-government-leaves-130000-disabled-scots-to-mercy-of-pip-a

Foodbank funding welcomed, but more must be done to fight poverty

NEWS 11 August 2014 by Graham Martin
Social Justice & Poverty
Funding for foodbanks welcomed, but the sources of poverty must be addressed

https://tfn.scot/news/foodbank-funding-welcomed-but-more-must-be-done-to-fight-povertry

Campaigners vow to fight austerity at every turn

NEWS 22 June 2015 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
Thousands rally against savage Tory cuts agenda in UK's major cities over the weekend

https://tfn.scot/news/campaigners-vow-to-fight-austerity-at-every-turn

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2025. 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.