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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 Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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Red alert: fight to save squirrels steps up a gear

NEWS 25 May 2015 by Graham Martin
Environment & International
RSPB Scotland has joined the fight to save one of the country’s most iconic mammals from extinction

https://tfn.scot/news/red-alert-fight-to-ave-squirrels-steps-up-a-gear

Private schools should not be charities, says SCVO

NEWS 27 May 2015 by Susan Smith
Management
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Scottish charity law should be reviewed in light of the private school problem, membership body SCVO tells the charity regulator

https://tfn.scot/news/private-schools-should-not-be-charities-says-scvo

Payday loan firms told they can’t charge extortionate fees

NEWS 11 November 2014 by Paul Cardwell
Social Justice & Poverty
​As of 2 January customers will never have to pay back more than double what they borrow

https://tfn.scot/news/payday-loan-firms-told-they-cant-charge-extortionate-fees

I am my son’s named person - and I can do it better than anyone

OPINION 13 June 2016 Guest post
Health & Social Care
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John Wallace on why named person proposals keep him awake at night

https://tfn.scot/opinion/i-am-my-sons-named-person-and-i-can-do-it-better-than-anyone

Named person shouldn’t be paused: it must be scrapped

OPINION 15 July 2016 Guest post
Families & Young People
Lesley Scott says that even at the eleventh hour, named person legislation could still be stopped

https://tfn.scot/opinion/named-person-shouldnt-be-paused-it-must-be-scrapped

Fellowship for social leaders in Scotland promotes success

OPINION 1 August 2016 Guest post
Management
​Shaks Ghosh on the profound benefits of the Clore Social Leadership fellowship programme

https://tfn.scot/opinion/fellowship-for-social-leaders-in-scotland-promotes-success

Celebrating 25 years of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

NEWS 20 November 2014 by Paul Cardwell
Families & Young People
Today marks 25 years since the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) at the General Assembly in New York

https://tfn.scot/news/celebrating-25-years-of-the-united-nations-convention-on-the-rights-of-the

How charities help offenders turn their lives around

NEWS 12 July 2016 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Nearly 250 young people with previous convictions have been employed by charities across Scotland, through Community Jobs Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/how-charities-help-offenders-turn-their-lives-around

Call for action as the number of young women suffering domestic abuse rises

NEWS 29 November 2016 by Paul Cardwell
Families & Young People
Charities launch campaign after figures show a rise 8.9% in reported incidents of domestic abuse where the victim is a woman under the age of 30

https://tfn.scot/news/call-for-action-as-the-number-of-young-women-being-abused-rises

A child is counselled for mental trauma every 11 minutes

NEWS 6 February 2017 by Graham Martin
Health & Social Care
More than 50,000 children were counselled by the Childline service last year – an average of one every eleven minutes

https://tfn.scot/news/one-child-every-11-minutes-counselled-for-mental-trauma

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2025. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.