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Brexit continues to cause real uncertainty across our society, and the Scottish Council for Voluntary,aims to ensure equality and human rights remain at the heart of Scottish society – regardless of the Brexit,developments, keep our members informed and make sure the voice of Scotland’s third sector is heard as Brexit,Of course, as with all things Brexit, the goalposts seem to be continuously moving.,with the practical realties of the situation, we support any action to remove the sharp edges from Brexit

makingtackling poverty through involving people with direct experienceempowering individuals with dementia Brexit,During engagement events and in our ‘State of the Sector’ survey, the threat to human rights posed by Brexit,human rights protections and the potential threat posed to these by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU: Brexit,organisations are very concerned about the potential loss of equality and rights protections due to Brexit,Key themes contained include: poverty, austerity, legal protections, Brexit, digital inclusion and the

Amongst the hubbub of Brexit dealings and confidence votes, you could have been forgiven for forgetting,Brexit Brexit remained the spectre at the feast - even overshadowing the very Budget announcement itself,Clearly the potential fallout from Brexit is not lost on the Scottish Government and this was reflected,Since July, £26.6m has been made available for Brexit-related work and 420 people (full-time equivalent,Amidst the din of Brexit, expect some argy bargy on the home front over Christmas as the Scottish Government

Scotland’s charity sector clearly has grave concerns about ‘Brexit’ – not least on issues related to,pan-European Civil Society colleagues to establish and aid the passage of a less damaging version of Brexit,withdrawing the Article 50 letter – allowing for proper consultation, the avoidance of a sudden no-deal Brexit,human rights protections and the potential threat posed to these by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU: Brexit,Scotland Declaration on Human Rights – which calls for rights to be protected and advanced, whatever the Brexit

With the current uncertainty caused by the ongoing Brexit saga and looking ahead to the Scottish Parliament

SCVO’s engagement with the sector on Brexit over the past 18 months, found that over 80% of organisations,the EU will be bad for Scotland and Scotland’s third sector, and that the UK Government’s approach to Brexit,constitutional & democratic crisis – what with the power grab by the UK Government, the prospect of a no-deal Brexit,Earlier this week I spoke at the Brexit Civil Society Alliance Fringe event on the challenges forced,that supporting a ‘people’s vote’ could be seen as a natural extension of SCVO’s policy position on Brexit

the EU have now reached some semblance of an agreement and are set to progress beyond phase one of Brexit,some (HM Revenue & Customs and the Foreign Office) who will be left holding the mucky end of the post-Brexit,a resilient EU27, a wounded PM, economic turbulence and a stunning general misunderstanding of what Brexit