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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

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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Shelter Scotland calls for “immediate intervention” against council 

Councillors in Edinburgh voted to strip homeless households of human rights. 

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

"Decisive mandate for change": poll shows Scots want Council Tax scrapped

Current system punishes the poorest and "locks in unfairness" say campaigners - and an alternative is now needed

https://tfn.scot/news/decisive-mandate-for-change-poll-shows-scots-want-council-tax-scrapped

Charity takes Home Office to court on family reunion suspension

Safe Passage says the suspension is unlawful, failing to protect refugee families

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-takes-home-office-to-court-on-family-reunion-suspension

The referendum: which way for social justice in Scotland?

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

Is the grass always greener?

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

SCVO Scottish Budget Summary 2023/24

Committee and plenary discussions will weigh up the Scottish Government’s plans.,There may be revisions to the Scottish Government’s Resource Spending Review.,Scottish Government also committed to working with local government to address their concerns. ,Local government spend is always a contested.,This squeeze will also impact Scottish Government spending.

https://scvo.scot/p/56491/2022/12/21/scvo-scottish-budget-summary-2023-24

Coronavirus roundup Friday 21 August

​News from across the sector as lockdown continues to lift #NeverMoreNeeded

https://tfn.scot/features/coronavirus-roundup-friday-21-august

First Minister hopeful questioned over links to fundamentalist charities

Senior human rights figures have pointed to the Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch MSP’s involvement with groups espousing anti-LGBT and so-called pro-life views.

https://tfn.scot/news/first-minister-hopeful-questioned-over-links-to-fundamentalist-charities

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