Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

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

SCVO responds to Scottish Government multi-year funding pilot

Press release

5 February 2025

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Policy

Commenting on the announcement that the Scottish Government will provide additional multi-year funding,“We welcome the Scottish Government’s commitment to piloting multi-year funding for a range of voluntary,ENDS Full details are available on the Scottish Government website.

https://scvo.scot/p/96948/2025/02/05/scvo-responds-to-scottish-government-multi-year-funding-pilot

Governance and funding on the agenda

NEWS 7 February 2020 by Gareth Jones

Management

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A legal expert has said the voluntary sector faces some significant challenges in 2020

https://tfn.scot/news/governance-and-funding-on-the-agenda

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

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

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

A new Third Sector Governance Code for 2024

Tracey Bird

22 November 2023

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The Scottish Governance Code for the Third Sector was originally developed in 2018 by the Third Sector,Governance Forum.,Since then, both our understanding of good governance and stakeholders’ expectations have evolved.,SCVO’s Good Governance Checkup.,and get some practical hints and tips on good governance.

https://scvo.scot/p/86561/2023/11/22/a-new-third-sector-governance-code-for-2024

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