Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

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

https://scvo.scot/p/49104/2022/03/06/scvo-economic-role-of-voluntary-sector-not-recognised-by-government

Third sector ramps up call for welfare devolution

NEWS 24 November 2014 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

Leading charities have implored the UK's three main political parties live up to their vow and devolve welfare to Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/third-sector-makes-last-ditch-plea-to-devolve-welfare

To ask or not to ask – how to question in board meetings

OPINION 2 March 2018 Guest post

Management

Ishbel Smith explains the art to asking the right questions

https://tfn.scot/opinion/to-ask-or-not-to-ask-how-to-question-in-board-meetings

Extending freedom of information - could voluntary organisations be affected?

Paul Bradley

9 December 2022

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FOI

Campaigners say the Scottish Government has been too slow to act on the committee's recommendations,,The Scottish Government has since published its own consultation, which closes the following month on

https://scvo.scot/p/56065/2022/12/09/extending-freedom-of-information-could-voluntary-organisations-be-affected

Assisted dying in Scotland: let’s separate fear from fact

OPINION 5 March 2026 by Emma Cooper

Health & Social Care

Emma Cooper for Friends At The End (FATE) shares her views on why assisted dying needs to be offered as a choice for terminally ill Scots

https://tfn.scot/opinion/assisted-dying-in-scotland-lets-separate-fear-from-fact

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