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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

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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SCVO Briefing: Scottish Budget 2024/2025 Stage 1 Debate

Summary SCVO welcomed the Scottish Government commitment to deliver ‘Fairer Funding’ by 2026 in the Policy,As local councils fund far more voluntary organisations than Scottish government, the fallout from the,The solution SCVO welcomes the Scottish Government commitment to deliver ‘Fairer Funding’ by 2026, but,To make progress the Scottish Government should align ‘Fairer Funding’ with SCVO’s definition of Fair,To make progress the Scottish Government must develop timelines and goals and monitor progress.

https://scvo.scot/p/88172/2024/01/29/scvo-briefing-scottish-budget-2024-2025-stage-1-debate

Mathew Trust

  • Membership number 9299
  • Charity registered in Scotland SC016284

https://scvo.scot/membership/members/9299/mathew-trust

We cannot forget that the call was for an independent review of charity regulation

That is why we were pleased when the Scottish Government agreed to our calls, committing in late 2022,And, encouragingly, conversations between the government and the sector were kicked off at the Gathering,in November, during which Scottish Government officials engaged with voluntary organisations on how,The Scottish Government suggests that this is required because the review has to be thorough and worthwhile,Because the Scottish Government’s response to that question is incredibly important.

https://scvo.scot/p/88105/2024/01/25/we-cannot-forget-that-the-call-was-for-an-independent-review-of-charity-regulation

UK government urged to appoint dedicated civil service "philanthropy champion"

Currently, the UK government has only one-third of a single civil servant’s time dedicated to philanthropy policy.

https://tfn.scot/news/uk-government-urged-to-appoint-dedicated-civil-service-philanthropy-champion

Brexit threat to disability rights

Scottish social security minister says disabled rights must be protected

https://tfn.scot/news/brexit-threat-to-disability-rights

Troubled housing association put tenants at risk

An emergency takeover has been made of a troubled housing association in order to protect tenants

https://tfn.scot/news/troubled-housing-association-put-tenants-at-risk

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