Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

SCVO responds to UK Government’s Civil Society Covenant

Press release

17 July 2025

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Policy

Partnership

Responding to the publication of the UK Government’s Civil Society Covenant, Anna Fowlie, SCVO Chief,Executive, said: “SCVO welcomes the publication of the UK Government’s Civil Society Covenant, which,improved - SCVO will be making the case for a meaningful partnership of equals between the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/99350/2025/07/17/scvo-responds-to-uk-governments-civil-society-covenant

SCVO response to 2025/26 Programme for Government

Press release

6 May 2025

Fair Funding

Responding to Tuesday’s Programme for Government, Anna Fowlie, Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations,' (SCVO) Chief Executive, said: “Today’s Programme for Government (PfG) restates the Scottish Government,“The Fairer Funding pilot is, however, a very small part of the government’s overall £1 billion investment,“To achieve Fairer Funding by 2026, and to make good on the PfG’s rhetoric that this government recognises,‘the importance of a thriving Third Sector in Scotland’, the Scottish Government must go further.

https://scvo.scot/p/98517/2025/05/06/scvo-response-to-2025-26-programme-for-government

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...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/supporting-health-promotion-activity-in-the-voluntary-sector-strategic-needs-assessment

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...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/room-for-more-views-sharing-power-shaping-progress

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...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/scottish-charity-and-public-surveys-2020-september-2020

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...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/the-charities-protection-and-social-investment-act-2016-an-analysis-of-compliance-with-fundraising-reporting-as-of-june-2020-september-2020

Guidance on Research Governance and Ethical Research Practice

guidance to help social service organisations develop systems and processes to ensure good research governance

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/guidance-on-research-governance-and-ethical-research-practice

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

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/an-exploration-of-scottish-charities-governance-and-accountability

Governance Code aims to support trustees

NEWS 12 November 2018 by Gareth Jones

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

Housing association gets governance in order

NEWS 20 October 2017 by Rab Armour

Regeneration & Housing

Regulator will cease intervention in Glasgow housing association

https://tfn.scot/news/housing-association-gets-governance-in-order

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