Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Medical college apologises after Dean participates in “frenzies of abuse"

NEWS 3 September 2024 by Niall Christie

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Culture & Leisure

Health & Social Care

Charity said David Wylie’s behaviour was below the standard expected

https://tfn.scot/news/medical-college-apologises-after-dean-participates-in-frenzies-of-abuse

SCVO response to the Finance and Public Administration Committee Resource Spending Review Framework

Allan Young

2 February 2022

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Policy reports

Overview The Scottish Government has published a ‘consultative framework document’ on its forthcoming,Resource Spending is the spending on day-to-day running costs of government programmes and administration,How clearly does the framework set out the Scottish Government’s priorities for the resource spending,Both local and national government in Scotland have relied heavily on the voluntary sector to support,Ultimately this is hampering the Scottish Government’s ability to address its core priorities.

https://scvo.scot/p/48798/2022/02/02/scvo-response-to-the-finance-and-public-administration-committee-resource-spending-review-framework

SCVO Scottish Budget Summary 2021

Sheghley Ogilvie

18 January 2022

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Policy reports

Parliamentary scrutiny of the Scottish Government’s Budget proposals will now take place.,Committee and plenary discussions will weigh up the Scottish Government’s plans.,This budget line pays for many of the Scottish Government's recent commitments.,The Scottish Government has cited the UK government’s lack of multi-year spending reviews as being the,If Scottish Government funding increased by an average of £4.6 billion per year.

https://scvo.scot/p/48296/2022/01/18/scvo-scottish-budget-summary-2021

Why the voluntary sector is a key asset in our communities

Sheghley Ogilvie

15 March 2022

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SCVO news
Policy

Economy

Working in partnership with elected members and government, colleagues from across the sector have developed

https://scvo.scot/p/49311/2022/03/15/why-the-voluntary-sector-is-a-key-asset-in-our-communities

Council broke law 800 times when housing homeless as Taylor Swift and Fringe swept Edinburgh

NEWS 2 October 2024 by Niall Christie

Families & Young People

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Health & Social Care

Regeneration & Housing

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Large-scale events in Edinburgh forced the capital’s council to break the law hundreds of times by placing homeless households in unsuitable accommodation.

https://tfn.scot/news/council-broke-law-800-times-when-housing-homeless-as-taylor-swift-and-fringe-swept-edinburgh