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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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Minister for Employability and Training marks national employability programme milestone

run by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO), in partnership with the Scottish Government,The programme has been part of the range of initiatives the Scottish Government has supported to help

https://scvo.scot/p/22938/2017/12/13/minister-for-employability-and-training-marks-national-employability-programme-milestone

Many to benefit from £145,000 funding for charities offering digital support

Voluntary Organisations’ (SCVO) Digital Participation Charter Fund – supported by the Scottish Government,Transacting online, managing information for job searching and registering for – and using – digital government

https://scvo.scot/p/22926/2017/12/13/many-to-benefit-from-145000-funding-for-charities-offering-digital-support

Connecting the dots for a fairer, greener future

Now the Scottish Government is preparing a new Climate Change Act, to update and complement the 2009,In her Programme for Government, the First Minister’s pledge to phase out fossil fuel vehicles obviously,The new Climate Change Plan from the Scottish Government, set to be published in early 2018, will set,At the same time, there is a continued need for all Government Ministers and Departments to understand,The Scottish Government’s new Climate Change Bill is a chance to set ambitious targets, alongside a credible

https://scvo.scot/p/22865/2017/11/30/connecting-the-dots-for-a-fairer-greener-future

It's a fact - collective noise is more likely to be heard

The UK Government’s Brexit Bill deliberately excludes the Charter of Fundamental Rights.,When the Government has the power to make legal changes without scrutiny, we are not confident that they

https://scvo.scot/p/22873/2017/12/05/its-a-fact-collective-noise-is-more-likely-to-be-heard

Wounds of Universal Credit not addressed by Budget changes

Reducing spend on benefits has been central to the government’s economic strategy, whatever the consequences,And, yet, it remains full steam ahead for a government who have brought us such roaring successes as,Moving forward without questioning the deepest principles of the Universal Credit suggests that the government,But this is a government, it seems, that doesn’t care about evidence-based policy making.,While the Scottish Government have already used flexibilities to change the frequency of UC payments

https://scvo.scot/p/22856/2017/11/24/wounds-of-universal-credit-not-addressed-by-budget-changes

Twelve charities to benefit further from national fund

Twelve charities have been granted additional funding for pilot projects which aim to reduce the impact of welfare cuts and poverty in Scotland. On 22 February this year Cabinet Secretary for Communities, Social Security and Equalities, Angela Constance announced £1.9 million of...

https://scvo.scot/p/15948/2017/08/11/twelve-charities-to-benefit-further-from-national-fund

Charities to benefit from fund to reduce welfare impact

This Scottish Government funding scheme aims to support projects that increase the capacity of frontline

https://scvo.scot/p/22934/2017/12/13/charities-to-benefit-from-fund-to-reduce-welfare-impact

Brexit – The Withdrawal Effects

Let me offer a very quick crash course on where we are: With the UK Government now having officially,Due to the overwhelming complexity of untangling from the EU, UK Government ministers now wish to arm,However, within those, the Scottish and Welsh Governments’ have jointly tabled a set of 38 amendments,The threat from the Scottish Government that they will withhold legislative consent if the amendments,at Westminster, it will be a test of our democracy as to how much power Parliament can keep from Government

https://scvo.scot/p/22586/2017/11/16/brexit-the-withdrawal-effects

European Union (Withdrawal Bill) Amendments – A Scottish and Welsh Third Sector Response

Welsh MP give their backing to the cross-party tabling of amendments from the Scottish and Welsh Governments,SCVO and WCVA have analysed the amendments proposed by the Scottish and Welsh Governments’ and believe,transparency throughout the process of the Bill and prevent excessive transfer of power from parliament to government,The Right Time There is no doubt that the UK Government approach to the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill,to offer their full support to the cross-party tabling of amendments from the Scottish and Welsh Governments

https://scvo.scot/p/22588/2017/11/16/european-union-withdrawal-bill-amendments-a-scottish-and-welsh-third-sector-response

Food is key to unlocking the Sustainable Development Goals

the line and there is little evidence of the necessary gear shift becoming embedded in Scottish Government,If all of the Scottish Government’s policy decisions related to the food system were tested against the,Price interventions to support healthy diets The Scottish Government have signaled a desire to extend,The Scottish Government has committed to introducing crosscutting legislation for the food system, the

https://scvo.scot/p/22854/2017/11/21/food-is-key-to-unlocking-the-sustainable-development-goals

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