Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

SCVO response to 2023/24 Programme for Government

Press release

5 September 2023

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Responding to Tuesday’s Programme for Government, Anna Fowlie, Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations,' (SCVO) Chief Executive, said: “The First Minister has today set out a Programme for Government (PfG,environment that would recognise the vital role of Scotland’s voluntary sector in delivering on government,“Today’s PfG restates the Scottish Government’s commitment to Fairer Funding for the voluntary sector,The Scottish Government's current poor grant-making practice makes the focus on improving the clarity

https://scvo.scot/p/62038/2023/09/05/scvo-response-to-2023-24-programme-for-government

Finance and Public Administration Committee Debate Briefing: Scottish Budget 2025/26

Sheghley Ogilvie

27 January 2025

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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

https://scvo.scot/p/96778/2025/01/27/finance-and-public-administration-committee-debate-briefing-scottish-budget-2025-26

Briefing to UK Parliament: Spring Statement

Sheghley Ogilvie

24 March 2025

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The government has frequently championed their ambitions of a relationship with civil society built on,To achieve this, it is essential that the government actively engages voluntary employers on increased,Working in partnership requires government to recognise the sector’s expertise and be open to evidence,The Spring Statement can and should action the Government’s commitments to the sector by recognising,SCVO looks forward to the Treasury engaging with the Scottish Government on these issues and Fair Funding

https://scvo.scot/p/97964/2025/03/24/briefing-to-uk-parliament-spring-statement

SCVO response to Scottish Labour's Policy Forum

David Livey

23 January 2025

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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

https://scvo.scot/p/96677/2025/01/23/scvo-response-to-scottish-labours-policy-forum

Regulator warns shooting charity

NEWS 11 February 2020 by Rab Armour

Management

Governance fell short in a number of areas

https://tfn.scot/news/regulator-warns-shooting-charity

Report reveals sexual harassment at Chartered Institute of Fundraising

NEWS 26 August 2021 by Rab Armour

Reform of the body's governance structure is underway

https://tfn.scot/news/stinging-report-reveals-sexual-harrasment-by-ciof-board-member

PVG scheme proposal surely for the bin, along with policymaking that continues to treat the sector as an afterthought

Jason Henderson

23 January 2025

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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

https://scvo.scot/p/96653/2025/01/23/pvg-scheme-proposal-surely-for-the-bin-along-with-policymaking-that-continues-to-treat-the-sector-as-an-afterthought