Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

SCVO response to Civil Society Covenant Framework engagement exercise

David Livey

5 November 2024

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Consultation responses

Partnership

Procurement processes that are inclusive of the voluntary sector: more equitable, effective, and flexible,procurement processes that encourage the participation of voluntary organisations of all sizes.,improve relationships sit, primarily, within public bodies, e.g., those that relate to funding and procurement,to build those relationships, as well as a host of practical changes, like improved funding or procurement

https://scvo.scot/p/94723/2024/11/05/scvo-response-to-civil-society-covenant-framework-engagement-exercise

Enable your staff to work from home

If your charity is able to join the Scottish Public Procurement portal, you can get high-end HP laptops

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/guides/remote-working/enable

SCVO Environmental Policy

should be read in conjunction with our Travel and Subsistence Policy, all staff wellbeing policies, procurement

https://scvo.scot/environment

SCVO Response: Finance and Public Administration Committee Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2026-27 Responding to Long-Term Fiscal Pressures

Sheghley Ogilvie

12 August 2025

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Consultation responses

Question 1: What actions should the Scottish Government be taking now to start to address these ‘Scottish specific fiscal sustainability challenges’? The voluntary sector is and should be recognised as part of the solution to Scotland’s long-term fiscal challenges. The voluntary...

https://scvo.scot/p/99925/2025/08/12/scvo-response-finance-and-public-administration-committee-pre-budget-scrutiny-2026-27-responding-to-long-term-fiscal-pressures

SCVO’s response to DSIT’s Digital Inclusion Action Plan

Jason Railton

28 April 2025

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Digital

Digital

Recently, we submitted our response to the UK Government’s Call for Evidence on the Digital Inclusion Action Plan—a new strategy from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) that sets out how digital exclusion will be tackled across the UK. You can read our...

https://scvo.scot/p/98398/2025/04/28/scvos-response-to-dsits-digital-inclusion-action-plan

The five challenges

Device procurement can be a complex process, and there can be difficulties around supply issues and distribution

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/roadmap/the-five-challenges-2

What is Fair Funding?

The voluntary sector needs a funding landscape that is fair, flexible, sustainable, and accessible to ensure that organisations can provide the services and projects that are crucial to communities across Scotland. This can only be achieved by guaranteeing Fair Funding that...

https://scvo.scot/policy/fair-funding-procurement/fair-funding/what-is-fair-funding

PVG scheme proposal surely for the bin, along with policymaking that continues to treat the sector as an afterthought

Jason Henderson

23 January 2025

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Policy

Other Regulation

In May last year, the Scottish Government opened its consultation on a series of Disclosure Scotland proposals, including steps to provide PVG discounts to care experienced people and those on particular benefits. Alongside these admirable proposals, there was one specific...

https://scvo.scot/p/96653/2025/01/23/pvg-scheme-proposal-surely-for-the-bin-along-with-policymaking-that-continues-to-treat-the-sector-as-an-afterthought