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Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.

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MPs call for urgent review of punitive sanction regime

NEWS 24 March 2015 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
MPs order demand urgent inquiry into 'excessively punitive' sanction regime

https://tfn.scot/news/mps-call-for-urgent-review-of-punitive-sanction-regime

Youth sector in crisis point warning

NEWS 23 February 2021 by Gareth Jones
Families & Young People
Funding & Finance
Organisations have warned continued funding will be needed to help ensure recovery from Covid-19

https://tfn.scot/news/youth-sector-in-crisis-point-warning

How welfare cuts are destroying once proud communities

FEATURE 9 October 2017 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
As Universal Credit is increasingly rolled out across Scotland, TFN looks at the real stories behind welfare cuts and how people who can't work struggle to cope

https://tfn.scot/features/how-welfare-cuts-are-destroying-once-proud-communities

How alcoholism is killing Scots communities

FEATURE 13 November 2017 by Rab Armour
Health & Social Care
Cuts to services against the might of the drinks industry is leading to an increase in alcohol-related deaths in Scotland

https://tfn.scot/features/how-alcoholism-is-killing-scots-communities

Charities see 30k staff rise in England and Wales

NEWS 13 November 2014 by Rab Armour
Management
​Charity Commission figures show rise in charity staff

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-staff-number-see-30k-rise-in-england-and-wales

Green Action Trust: Environmental regeneration supporting wider economic and societal ambitions

Derek Robertson
28 February 2023
Posted in
Working with government agencies, local authorities, businesses, and communities across Scotland, the,We are enthusiastic to work with partners across all levels of government and the private and third sectors

https://scvo.scot/p/57418/2023/02/28/green-action-trust-environmental-regeneration-supporting-wider-economic-and-societal-ambitions

Calls for review of volunteer mileage reimbursement rate

NEWS 25 April 2022 by Niall Christie
Management
Funding & Finance
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The Community Transport Association is calling for an immediate review of the approved mileage rate.

https://tfn.scot/news/calls-for-review-of-volunteer-mileage-reimbursement-rate

Charity warns older people about scam texts on winter fuel payment

NEWS 16 October 2025 by Rab Armour
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
They are urged never to anser an email or text alleging to be from DWP

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-warns-older-people-about-scam-texts-on-winter-fuel-payment

​Fair Funding for the Voluntary Sector

Sheghley Ogilvie
16 January 2023
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This version of the principles includes asks of Scottish Government, and can be read in conjunction with,asks for local government and other actors developed by the TSI Scotland Network based on the Fair Funding,Similarly, the Scottish Government dedicates significant time and resources to annual processing and,The Scottish Government should: Commit to a longer-term funding model for the voluntary sector across,The Scottish Government should: Commit to undertaking improvements in practice for all Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/56732/2023/01/16/fair-funding-for-the-voluntary-sector

Spring Statement response - SCVO letter to Deputy First Minister

Sheghley Ogilvie
16 March 2023
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Can I assume that the Scottish Government will now share a clear plan for how the full Barnett consequentials

https://scvo.scot/p/58433/2023/03/16/spring-statement-response-scvo-letter-to-deputy-first-minister

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2026. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.