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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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Campaigners hail victory as hunting with dogs ban becomes law

NEWS 25 January 2023 by Rab Armour
Management
Environment & International
New bill includes a ban on trail hunting in Scotland 

https://tfn.scot/news/campaigners-hail-victory-as-hunting-with-dogs-ban-becomes-law

Health experts say under threat charity must be saved

NEWS 25 January 2023 by Graham Martin
Management
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Food Train Glasgow faces closure within weeks unless a new way can be found to finance its operations

https://tfn.scot/news/health-experts-save-under-threat-charity-must-be-saved

Thousands of disabled people’s jobs and careers at risk, charity warns

NEWS 26 January 2023 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
“We are calling on the Department of Work and Pensions to take decisive and comprehensive action to cut the backlog urgently."

https://tfn.scot/news/thousands-of-disabled-peoples-jobs-and-careers-at-risk-charity-warns

Mental health fund open for applications

NEWS 30 September 2024 by Rab Armour
Families & Young People
Management
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway adminsters the scheme

https://tfn.scot/news/mental-health-fund-open-for-applications

Housing group gives hope to Afghan students

NEWS 2 October 2024 by Rab Armour
The women were banned from studying by the Taliban

https://tfn.scot/news/housing-group-gives-hope-to-afghan-students

International NGOs are still too "Eurocentric" and must decolonise

NEWS 15 October 2024 by Graham Martin
Environment & International
"We hope to stimulate and deepen public debate on the role of INGOs to go beyond fixing the holes of the current broken system"

https://tfn.scot/news/international-ngos-are-still-too-eurocentric-and-must-decolonise

Toxic workplace culture is driving staff out of the third sector, new survey reveals

NEWS 3 March 2025 by Niall Christie
Management
Funding & Finance
Work carried out by Charity Job Finder paints a bleak picture. 

https://tfn.scot/news/toxic-workplace-culture-is-driving-staff-out-of-the-third-sector-new-survey-reveals

Consultation launched on Freedom of Information reform

NEWS 2 November 2022 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
The bill will aim to improve enforcement, encourage an increase in proactive publication and ensure sufficient resources are in place for the regulator to enable the law to work.

https://tfn.scot/news/consultation-launched-on-freedom-of-information-reform

New CEO to take the helm at Age Scotland

NEWS 28 November 2022 by Niall Christie
Management
Health & Social Care

https://tfn.scot/news/new-ceo-to-take-the-helm-at-age-scotland

Charities welcome commencement of new hunting legislation

NEWS 3 October 2023 by Niall Christie
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
The Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Act 2023 came into force October 3, 2023. 

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-welcome-commencement-of-new-hunting-legislation

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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.