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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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Engender’s call for evidence on CEDAW - SCVO response

specialist areas)[6]; and even the Scottish civil service itself has problems, with the Scottish Government,Even an area where the Scottish Government had full control, their Modern Apprenticeship programme, saw,We are also disappointed by a number of other policy decisions made by Scottish Government regarding,See Increasing Representation of Women on Private Sector Boards in Scotland, Scottish Government, 2016,See Scotland’s Carers, Scottish Government, 2015. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-37941191 See, for example

https://scvo.scot/p/25001/2018/04/03/engenders-call-for-evidence-on-cedaw-scvo-response

Why #reimaginedemocracy?

Goals, built on a shared universal base of human rights, and commitment to greater openness of government,So next week, the Open Government Pioneers UK Project in partnership with the Northern Ireland Open Government,Third, we will tap into the increasingly powerful open government movement to set the actions we want,to see government and institutions take to bring about the transparency, accountability and participation

https://scvo.scot/p/24604/2018/03/08/why-reimaginedemocracy-next-weeks-conference-in-belfast-will-show-us-the-way

What is CEDAW?

women’s human right to equality and non-discrimination, and maps out the range of actions that governments,Every five years, the CEDAW Committee asks the UK Government (and officials from the Scottish Government,Committee also hears from non-governmental organisations, including Engender, regarding the UK Government’s,We are currently preparing for our input into this year’s review of the UK government’s performance.,we will develop a list of questions for the CEDAW Committee to ask representatives from the UK Government

https://scvo.scot/p/24606/2018/03/07/what-is-cedaw

Is Scotland moving towards a national plan for the Sustainable Development Goals?

For the pace of progress to increase, governments, civil society organisations, businesses and communities,This measures and reports on progress of government in Scotland and the Scottish Government has committed,A ‘whole-of-government’ approach to implementing the SDGs is vital.,Governments, civil society organisations, businesses and communities must work together and learn from,We need coherent implementation of the SDGs across Government and a meaningful forum for all parts of

https://scvo.scot/p/24499/2018/03/05/is-scotland-moving-towards-a-national-plan-for-the-sustainable-development-goals

Citizens Advice Scotland becomes 500th organisation to join the push to break down the digital divide in Scotland

Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs Fiona Hyslop said: “The Scottish Government,We are grateful for the continued support of the Scottish Government to increase digital participation

https://scvo.scot/p/24944/2018/03/28/citizens-advice-scotland-becomes-500th-organisation-to-join-the-push-to-break-down-the-digital-divide-in-scotland

70 years of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights

human rights are an important part of the work of both the Scottish Parliament and the Scottish Government,acute recent example of this was with the Social Security Bill and the refusal of the Scottish Government,balances are standard practice for any piece of human rights legislation but, sadly, the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/24821/2018/03/19/70-years-of-the-universal-declaration-on-human-rights

Briefing Paper: Stage 2 Reading of Social Security (Scotland) Bill – Part 3

full document here: SCVO Social Security Bill Briefing Stage 2 Part 3 Our position The Scottish Government’s,If the Scottish Government is committed to realising rights, we believe a rights-based approach must,To ensure the Scottish Government realises their human rights aspirations we would urge the Scottish,Government to further engage with the SHRC ahead of Stage 3.,and a Scottish Government amendment to the Bill.

https://scvo.scot/p/24470/2018/03/01/briefing-paper-stage-2-reading-of-social-security-scotland-bill-part-3

Programme for Government: A brave new world?

With MSPs back from the summer recess, the First Minister outlined her Programme for Government for the,The programme was trailed as the Scottish Government’s “most ambitious plan ever”, containing details,Rights of the Child into policy and legislation was promised and it was made clear that the Scottish Government,With the prospect of a ‘live experiment’ in the offing, we need to work with the Scottish Government,Like so many budgets and programmes for government before, this week’s announcement is packed with warm

https://scvo.scot/p/16073/2017/09/07/programme-for-government-a-brave-new-world

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