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Does Levelling Up have a future?
3 April 2023
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Prospectus, SCVO continues to work closely with the TSI Scotland Network and partners in local government,and the UK Government.,Most recently, ahead of the budget, we asked the UK Government to commit to continuing Levelling Up funding,Alignment between the UK Government and the Scottish Government priorities is also still lacking, and
https://scvo.scot/p/59050/2023/04/03/does-levelling-up-have-a-future
Letter to Shona Robison MSP, Deputy First Minister & Cabinet Secretary for Finance
6 April 2023
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SCVO has enjoyed with you previously as Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government,The Scottish Government and parties across the Scottish Parliament recognise the many benefits of multi-year,Failures in systems and processes severely strain voluntary organisations, burdening governance and service,To prevent funding gaps and uncertainty, SCVO would like to work with the Scottish Government to ensure,SCVO is committed to collaborating with the Scottish Government to advance Fair Funding and any area
SCVO Spring Statement Response
In response to the UK Government's Spring Statement, SCVO Chief Executive Anna Fowlie said: "The UK Government's,While this will be positive news for organisations in England, SCVO is calling on the Scottish Government,We want to see a clear plan from the Scottish Government on what additional funding will flow to the,deliver their services, voluntary organisations across Scotland will be looking to the Scottish Government
https://scvo.scot/p/58375/2023/03/15/scvo-spring-statement-response
What type of leadership do we now need in the Digital Inclusion sphere?Â
21 June 2023
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SCVO’s track record in the digital inclusion sphere enabled us to lead a partnership with Scottish Government,broadly than what they can do with corporate social responsibility or environmental, social and governance
SCVO: Economic role of voluntary sector not recognised by government
6 March 2022
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Scotland’s national membership organisation for the voluntary sector has warned the Scottish Government’s,With an annual turnover of £6bn and more than 100,000 paid staff, the Scottish Government needs to invest,While the Scottish Government pledges to ensure the voice of business is heard, with ‘robust governance,This is not an inclusive strategy, and there is little evidence of the Scottish Government respecting,Scotland’s first spending review in 11 years, it needed to go further in detailing how the Scottish Government
HMRC Charity Tax Compliance Consultation
20 July 2023
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In April, HMRC published a consultation on charity tax compliance to: “examine … charity taxation rules to help tackle non-compliance and protect the integrity of the charity sector without changing the overall purpose of the reliefs … [and] … ensure the rules continue to be fit...
https://scvo.scot/p/60910/2023/07/20/hmrc-charity-tax-compliance-consultation
Letter to Finance & Public Administration Committee - Replacing EU Structural Funds in Scotland Inquiry
16 March 2023
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Up (LU) agenda remains a key policy across the UK, and we are keen to work closely with the UK Government,and partners in Scotland, including Scottish Government.,We welcomed the Secretary of State’s commitment at that time that the UK Government would ensure that,We need to see greater co-ordination between the Scottish and the UK governments on this agenda.,The UK Government has already distributed some of that funding in Scotland.
The Scottish Government - Just Transition Fund
The Just Transition Participatory Budgeting Fund supports eco friendly sustainable projects across Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray. The fund is delivered by a partnership of ACVO TSI, Aberdeenshire Voluntary Action, TSI Moray, NESCAN Hub, Money for Moray and Scottish Community Development Centre (SCDC).Applications must describe how they will deliver against at least two of the Scottish Government’s Just Transition priorities, one must be from the 'Social' category and one must be from the 'Environmental' category. Full details on priorities can be found on the Fund website.Applications must ensure that, wherever possible, all capital resources purchased/procured are done so as locally as possible - to benefit the local economy and avoid longer transportation costs and associated emissions.Previous projects have included energy measures and retrofitting, green jobs, community gardens and food growing, sustainable travel, and creating and restoring greenspaces. More examples of projects funded through the first round can be found on the Fund website.
https://funding.scot/funds/a0R3z00000OOrkgEAD/the-scottish-government-just-transition-fund
SCVO consultation response to the Scottish Government's Resource Spending Review
22 March 2022
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to local government mirrored in local government funding of voluntary organisations.,The Scottish Government, and local government, should commit to working with voluntary sector intermediary,The Scottish Government cannot continue to rely on voluntary organisations in receipt of static government,to local government mirrored in local government funding of voluntary organisations.,The Scottish Government, and local government, should commit to working with voluntary sector intermediary
Funding is intended to help to bring woodlands into management; promote the economic and sustainable production of timber and timber products; add value and jobs to local economies; and provide support to facilitate and enable diversification.It supports investments in three main areas:1. new specialised equipment which will increase the local small-scale harvesting and processing capacity2. new specialised equipment for forest tree nurseries, including tree seed supply businesses and equipment for afforestation ground preparation projects, including forestry fencing projects3. support for the mobile equipment to help forestry businesses or enterprises to adapt and recover from Covid-19