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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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Action plan to tackle child sexual abuse applauded

NEWS 11 November 2014 by Rab Armour
Families & Young People
​Strategy to protect vulnerable children against sexual abuse widely welcomed

https://tfn.scot/news/action-plan-to-tackle-child-sexual-abuse-applauded

Small charities fear they won’t survive

NEWS 1 March 2017 by Rab Armour
Management
Small charities are more insecure than ever a new UK-wide report reveals

https://tfn.scot/news/small-charities-fear-they-wont-survive

First Minister’s refusal to consider lynx reintroduction ‘out of step’ with public opinion

NEWS 19 February 2025 by Niall Christie
Environment & International
Lynx to Scotland partners are leading calls for the move. 

https://tfn.scot/news/first-ministers-refusal-to-consider-lynx-reintroduction-out-of-step-with-public-opinion

Hopes for a better future as many new Scots MPs have experience in the third sector

NEWS 9 July 2024 by Rab Armour
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
Charity experience looms large with the new intake of MPs

https://tfn.scot/news/hopes-for-a-better-future-as-many-new-scots-mps-have-experience-in-the-third-sector

Scots prisons failing on human rights says new report

NEWS 25 July 2024 by Rab Armour
Health & Social Care
The research highlights gaps in human rights protections

https://tfn.scot/news/scots-prisons-failing-on-human-rights-says-new-report

Scottish Care: sector must be exempted from National Insurance rises

NEWS 15 November 2024 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
#NIHike
NHS services are to be exempt but care homes, hospices and GPs are not.

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-care-sector-must-be-exempted-from-national-insurance-rises

Campaigning parents issue rallying call ahead of Scottish budget

NEWS 3 December 2024 by Rab Armour
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#CostOfLivingCrisis
Life, they say, remains incredibly tough

https://tfn.scot/news/campaigning-parents-issue-rallying-call-ahead-of-scottish-budget

Third sector staff among appointments to Land Commission

NEWS 17 January 2025 by Niall Christie
Management
Environment & International
Regeneration & Housing
A third sector policy expert and others with charity experience have been appointed as a Land Commissioners by the Scottish Government. 

https://tfn.scot/news/third-sector-staff-among-appointments-to-land-commission

Charity offers tourism industry climate emergency training

NEWS 17 February 2022 by Niall Christie
Environment & International
Funding & Finance
In May 2019, the Scottish Government declared a climate emergency and has pledged to drastically reduce emissions from Scotland. 

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-offers-tourism-industry-climate-emergency-training

New plan for volunteering in Scotland

NEWS 15 June 2022 by Graham Martin
Management
Creating an environment where everyone can volunteer

https://tfn.scot/news/new-plan-for-volunteering-in-scotland

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2026. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.