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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

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

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

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,It is also essential that grants and contracts awarded by the UK government, their agencies, and other

Income from government has remained fairly steady, and income from the public has largely recovered after,Five years ago, the amount of money received from government was just slightly higher than the income,Fears of a sudden withdrawal of essential government support were not realized in 2023, but when we factor