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

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Reflecting on the sector’s journey after 18 years at SCVO

When OSCR came into being, I supported Government to get a grip on the scale and scope of the sector,,My final gambit at SCVO was to bring home the big global opportunities; open government, Sustainable

https://scvo.scot/p/32352/2019/08/26/reflecting-on-the-sectors-journey-after-18-years-at-scvo

SCVO calls on UK Parliament party leaders to stop a no-deal Brexit

likelihood of a no-deal Brexit ups the ante for the voluntary sector and - using analysis from the government,Having tried to communicate with government on everything from human rights, environmental impact, immigration,increasing likelihood of a no-deal Brexit ups the ante for our sector and - using analysis from the government

https://scvo.scot/p/32164/2019/08/19/scvo-calls-on-uk-parliament-party-leaders-to-stop-a-no-deal-brexit

Full, direct and urgent: three key words for incorporating the UNCRC

the most important thing Scotland can do for children and young people’s human rights— and our Government,Our response to the Government stressed that incorporation should be full and direct, and that it needs,That means that if the Scottish Government doesn’t meet its international human rights obligations to,that the process of incorporation gets underway, and we need a clear timetable from the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/32054/2019/08/07/full-direct-and-urgent-three-key-words-for-incorporating-the-uncrc

Learning from the Charter Fund

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations’ (SCVO), in partnership with the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/32379/2019/09/02/learning-from-the-charter-fund

Challenge Poverty Week 2019

Governments at all levels must ensure that social security benefits are adequate to help loosen the grip,Governments should invest in affordable and accessible services including transport, heating and childcare

https://scvo.scot/p/32294/2019/08/20/challenge-poverty-week-2019

Two years with CLASP Digital

In the spring of 2017 the Scottish Government Digital Participation Team approached North Ayrshire charity

https://scvo.scot/p/32384/2019/09/02/two-years-with-clasp-digital

A welcome Committee report on the National Investment Bank Bill

v=gLcmXb9stgY&feature=youtu.be Since then, we’ve also participated in the Scottish Government’s promotional,featured originally in the Bank’s Implementation Plan, which was accepted in full by the Scottish Government,that ‘non-financial returns must be anchored in the Bill and [their invitation to] the Scottish Government,The Committee’s recommendation that the Scottish Government consider how the Advisory Group could be,We were pleased to see clarification from the Scottish Government that confirms the use of the phrase

https://scvo.scot/p/31864/2019/07/16/a-welcome-committee-report-on-the-national-investment-bank-bill

Bold reform of the law is needed if charities are to thrive

Last week, the Scottish Government announced its next steps in the review of Scottish charity law following,needed to make sure any proposals, if implemented, are done so in a way that satisfies not just government,The assurance from the Scottish Government that they will work together with the sector on this is welcome,But it’s the Scottish Government’s commitment to a conversation on a wider review of charity law that,SCVO will continue to engage with the sector as we look to work with the Scottish Government to develop

https://scvo.scot/p/31853/2019/07/12/bold-reform-of-the-law-is-needed-if-charities-are-to-thrive

Scotland smoothing the road for Agenda 2030

those weren’t to arise, we’d be calling into question the independence of civil society from the government,The Scottish Government and Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) latterly joined the group,Key to this progress since our open letter has been the willingness of the Scottish Government to push,It’s a far cry from the UK Government’s approach to developing its own UK National Review, published,However, the UK Government’s disjointed and closed approach to developing the UK’s official National

https://scvo.scot/p/31844/2019/07/10/scotland-smoothing-the-road-for-agenda-2030

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