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essential role in supporting people and communities across Scotland and is central to the Scottish Government’s,Align the Scottish Government’s “Fairer Funding” principles with SCVO’s definition of Fair Funding.,the Scottish Government’s continuing support of fairer funding within the Scottish Budget.,Highlight the Scottish Government’s recent consultation on Disclosure Scotland fees.,Ultimately, however, Scottish Government must ensure grants and contracts Scottish Government, their

About our submission SCVO welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Scottish Government’s consultation,Contributions made during engagement webinars, hosted by SCVO in partnership with the Scottish Government’s,It will only be by working together – the voluntary sector, regulators, and the Scottish Government –,The regulator should not act in the interests of government or of the sector it regulates.,SCVO, of course, will continue to support the Scottish Government to do that.

These must be priorities for the Scottish Government following the 2026 election.,The Scottish Government’s commitments to “fairer funding” by 2026, while welcome, fall short of SCVO’,The current and next Scottish Government, post-2026, must prioritise addressing this.,organisations and others to understand Scottish Government spending.,Civil Society Covenant framework engagement: in 2024 SCVO responded to the UK Government’s initial

In May last year, the Scottish Government opened its consultation on a series of Disclosure Scotland,And so, with the government publishing its analysis on the responses to these proposals earlier in the,The Scottish Government’s lack of progress on Fairer Funding, at a time when Fair Funding is urgently,Given the very clear conclusions reached in the Scottish Government’s consultation analysis, it is surely,But such capacity building must be met by the Scottish Government rather than placing financial burdens

Ensure grants and contracts awarded by the UK government, their agencies, and other public bodies, cover,are entirely commissioned to deliver public services on behalf of Local Authorities and Scottish Government,If that change does not come from the UK or Scottish Government, we will need to make those changes with,need plus a wealth of advice and guidance, and is funded entirely by voluntary donations with no Government,We ask that grants and contracts awarded by the UK government, their agencies, and other public bodies

the precarious nature of voluntary sector funding, but it appears to be largely ignored within government,That is why we must not give up on pushing the government at Westminster to recognise this issue and,The UK Autumn Budget created this problem, and the UK Government can and must offer a solution.,The continuing lack of actions from government puts some voluntary sector services and organisations,at risk, and seriously undermines the promises made by this new government about partnership working

To ensure the legislation is successfully implemented the government should support voluntary organisations,Ensuring grants and contracts the UK Government, their agencies, and other public bodies award, support,Working with the Scottish Government to ensure the UK level Employment Right Bill and Scottish Government,how the Bill will complement the existing programme of Fair Work initiatives led by the Scottish Government,Grants and contracts the UK Government, their agencies, and other public bodies award should support

research examines the adequacy and effectiveness of current funding provision in Scottish local government

This summary of JRF's Poverty in Scotland 2026 report covers the public’s feelings about local government

express, associate and assemble, which are contained in a vast body of international law and inter-governmental,This compendium collates and consolidates various commitments made by national governments - both regionally