Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

The Charities Bill has been introduced – help shape SCVO’s response

Jason Henderson

17 January 2023

Posted in

Policy

Charities Bill

It is in that context, then, that the Scottish Government’s Charities (Regulation & Administration) (,We are therefore encouraged that the Scottish Government has now formally committed to carrying out a

https://scvo.scot/p/56756/2023/01/17/the-charities-bill-has-been-introduced-help-shape-scvos-response

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

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

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Good causes are missing out on millions under outdated current rules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

Promoting cyber resilience in the voluntary sector

OPINION 22 February 2022 Guest post

Management

Sponsored content: In collaboration with the Scottish Govt and SCVO, SBRC has created free webinars for third sector organisations to better their cyber resilience

https://tfn.scot/opinion/third-sector-cyber-resilience