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An Exploration of Scottish Charities' Governance and Accountability
research analyses Scottish charities' annual reports and accounts, examines their processes for governance,interviews and undertakes a number of case studies to evaluate the awareness and perceptions of governance,recommendations are relevant to charities seeking to identify best practice and improve their own governance
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...
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...
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 and funding on the agenda
NEWS
7 February 2020
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Management
1 comment
A legal expert has said the voluntary sector faces some significant challenges in 2020
Governance Code aims to support trustees
NEWS
12 November 2018
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Management
1 comment
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 responds to UK Government Spring Statement 2025Â
26 March 2025
If the UK Government is serious about its intention to work in partnership with the voluntary sector,,“It’s essential that the government actively engages with voluntary organisations that have extensive
https://scvo.scot/p/98013/2025/03/26/scvo-respond-to-uk-government-spring-statement-2025
SCVO Response: Scottish Government consultation on Water services - investing in and paying from 2027
10 April 2026
Posted in
Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) welcomes the opportunity to respond to this Scottish Government,thresholds should be increased in line with inflation, backdated to 2016.We are calling on the Scottish Government,SCVO continues to call for funders, including the Scottish Government, to adopt SCVO’s definition of