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Guidance on Research Governance and Ethical Research Practice
guidance to help social service organisations develop systems and processes to ensure good research governance
Room for More Views? Sharing Power, Shaping Progress
On 21 November 2003, the People & Parliament Trust, in partnership with the Scottish Human Services Trust, the Scottish Executive and the Scottish Civic Forum, brought together 100 people in a Conference ?Sharing Power; Shaping Progress; Towards a Participative Democracy in...
Supporting health promotion activity in the voluntary sector: strategic needs assessment
The aim of the research was to assist the former Health Education Board for Scotland (HEBS) voluntary sector programme in the development of a strategic approach for supporting health promotion activity in the voluntary sector. The research involved conducting interviews with...
Scottish Charity and Public Surveys 2020. (September 2020)
The Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) has published the results from its Scottish Charity and Public Surveys 2020. The research was carried out by Breaking Blue, an independent market research organisation and member of the Market Research Society. It presents views from 1,01...
The Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Act 2016: an analysis of compliance with fundraising reporting as of June 2020. (September 2020)
The Fundraising Regulator has published the results of its latest review into charities’ compliance with the fundraising reporting requirements in Section 13 of the Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Act 2016. It is a legal requirement under the Act for charities...
Governance and funding on the agenda
NEWS
7 February 2020
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Management
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A legal expert has said the voluntary sector faces some significant challenges in 2020
Housing association gets governance in order
NEWS
20 October 2017
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Regeneration & Housing
​Regulator will cease intervention in Glasgow housing association
https://tfn.scot/news/housing-association-gets-governance-in-order
Governance Code aims to support trustees
NEWS
12 November 2018
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Management
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Scotland’s Governance Code for the Third Sector has been launched to mark the start of Trustees' Week
https://tfn.scot/news/governance-code-aims-to-support-trustees
SCVO letter to Cabinet Secretary for Finance & Local Government
14 August 2024
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Of course, I recognise the significant financial pressures that the Scottish Government faces and the,I am calling for fair treatment for our sector, in line with the Scottish Government’s stated objectives,In recent years, voluntary organisations in receipt of Scottish Government funding have contended with,people they support.I’m particularly concerned about voluntary organisations in receipt of Scottish Government,of conversations with officials, placing themselves at considerable risk in terms of financial, governance
https://scvo.scot/p/93693/2024/08/14/scvo-letter-to-cabinet-secretary-for-finance-local-government
SCVO Response: Scottish Government consultation on Strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs)
10 June 2025
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The Scottish Government has sought the views and experiences of stakeholders on the use of Strategic,The Scottish Government is seeking a way forward to ensure that Scotland's legal system cannot be used,Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) welcomes the opportunity to engage with the Scottish Government’s,Conclusion SCVO is strongly supportive of anti-SLAPP legislation being introduced by the Scottish Government,We urge the Scottish Government to act decisively to protect freedom of expression, advocacy, and the