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SCVO Briefing Scottish Government debate: The UK Budget – Scotland’s Priorities
23 September 2024
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Multi-year funding For over a decade, the Scottish Government has recognised the need for multi-year funding, committing to longer-term funding for the voluntary sector across multiple government strategies, including within several Scottish Budgets and Programmes for Government...
SCVO response to the Finance & Public Administration Committee: Scotland's public finances in 2023-24 - the impact of the cost of living and public service reform
19 August 2022
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To support organisations to pay the Living Wage, public grant funding and procured contracts should build,Improving public procurement The voluntary sector is a significant partner in delivering essential procured,practice, comprehensive procurement reform is urgently needed.,Procurement contracts should: place social, environmental and economic factors on a level footing with,This work covers public spending, procurement, fiscal transparency, and the budget.
Sector's role in the economy
We work with partners including the Fraser of Allander Institute and the Royal Society of Edinburgh to better understand and articulate the voluntary sector’s role in the economy.
Charity to expand services after cash injection
NEWS
4 October 2024
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Management
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
1st Step will benefit from funding from the Scottish Procurement Alliance.
https://tfn.scot/news/charity-to-expand-services-after-cash-injection
SCVO Briefing: Programme for Government
1 May 2025
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It must be recognised that poor funding and procurement practices undermine voluntary organisations aspirations
https://scvo.scot/p/98456/2025/05/01/scvo-briefing-programme-for-government
Briefing to UK Parliament: Spring Statement
24 March 2025
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Summary Years of underfunding and poor funding practices, and crises such as the pandemic, and the cost-of-living crisis, have put the voluntary sector under increasing pressure, exacerbating financial and operational challenges. Eight out of ten Scottish voluntary organisations...
https://scvo.scot/p/97964/2025/03/24/briefing-to-uk-parliament-spring-statement
The impact of rising costs on third sector organisations in Scotland.
23 July 2024
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“Budgets have been stretched to go further in order to cover increasing costs and so other activities have been curtailed or cancelled.” Inflation may have finally hit the Bank of England’s target rate, but only after three years of rising costs. The focus of much of the research...
SCVO response to pre-budget scrutiny 2023/24: the impact of human rights budgeting
9 September 2022
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This work covers public spending, procurement, fiscal transparency, and the budget.,Current funding and procurement models are not conducive to Fair Work aspirations.,Similarly, to support organisations to pay the Living Wage, public grant funding and procured contracts,Procurement The voluntary sector is a significant partner in delivering essential procured public services,practice, comprehensive procurement reform is urgently needed.
Finance and Public Administration Committee Debate Briefing: Scottish Budget 2025/26
27 January 2025
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Summary Scotland’s voluntary sector plays an essential role in supporting people and communities across Scotland and is central to the Scottish Government’s ambitions to eradicate child poverty, grow the economy, tackle the climate emergency, and improve public services. Without...
Putting values into practice
OPINION
8 September 2021
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Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Social justice secretary Shona Robison MSP outlines the new procurement strategy for Social Security