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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 Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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Perfect storm could sink charities as living wage kicks in

NEWS 30 September 2016 by Graham Martin
Health & Social Care
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​Charities could go to the wall as they struggle to meet rising demand, lower income and a new pay stipulation

https://tfn.scot/news/perfect-storm-rocks-charities-as-living-wage-kicks-in

Families fight back over Bield care home closures

NEWS 23 November 2017 by Susan Smith
Health & Social Care
The Scottish Government should intervene to stop 167 vulnerable elderly people being moved from closure threatened care homes, say relatives

https://tfn.scot/news/families-fight-back-over-bield-care-home-closures

Tackling inequality should be central to recovery, report recommends

NEWS 21 January 2021 by Gareth Jones
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
#NeverMoreNeeded
The Social Renewal Advisory Board has said creating a minimum income guarantee and helping those most affected by Covid-19 will result in a fairer Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/tackling-inequality-should-be-central-to-recovery-report-recommends

Thousands plunged into fuel poverty as energy prices rise

NEWS 1 April 2022 by Niall Christie
Social Justice & Poverty
Regeneration & Housing
More than 8 in 10 people in Scotland are worried about the impact of rising bills.

https://tfn.scot/news/thousands-plunged-into-fuel-poverty-as-energy-prices-rise

Wildlife groups: shooting industry must be regulated

NEWS 26 May 2017 by Graham Martin
Environment & International
Wildlife conservation groups want a “progressive partnership” with the shooting community, to develop a licensing scheme for gamebird hunting

https://tfn.scot/news/wildlife-groups-shooting-industry-must-be-regulated

Coalition calls for sweeping changes to mental health and wellbeing

NEWS 23 February 2021 by Gareth Jones
Management
Health & Social Care
#NeverMoreNeeded
Scotland’s Mental Health Partnership has published its manifesto Promote, Prevent, Provide

https://tfn.scot/news/coalition-calls-for-sweeping-changes-to-mental-health-and-wellbeing

Shelter Scotland calls for “immediate intervention” against council 

NEWS 12 December 2024 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
#Society
#Politics
Councillors in Edinburgh voted to strip homeless households of human rights. 

https://tfn.scot/news/shelter-scotland-calls-for-immediate-intervention-against-council

The referendum: which way for social justice in Scotland?

OPINION 12 September 2014 Guest post
Management
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Maggie Kelly of Third Sector Yes is a writer and policy and campaigns advisor having worked in the third sector in Scotland and London for 20 years

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-referendum-which-way-for-social-justice-in-scotland

SCVO UK Spending Review Summary 2021

Sheghley Ogilvie
18 November 2021
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Following the UK Government Spending Review 2021 SCVO produced this summary of commitments impacting,The Scottish Government is due to publish its Budget for 2022-23 on 9 December.,Publishing a response to the fundamental review of business rates the Government has confirmed that it,That is recognised by some parts of government but not Treasury (Matt Whitaker, PBE).,Local Government funding Analysis An increase in local government spending was announced but IFS analysis

https://scvo.scot/p/46852/2021/11/18/scvo-uk-spending-review-summary-2021

Is the grass always greener?

FEATURE 1 February 2023 by Niall Christie
Environment & International
Niall Christie takes a deep dive into greenwashing, and asks whether charities are unwittingly getting caught up in schemes which allow big business planet polluters to cover up their dirty deeds

https://tfn.scot/features/is-the-grass-always-greener

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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 Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.