Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Resources needed for the voluntary sector to action Scottish Government Fair Work plans

Sheghley Ogilvie

9 December 2022

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Minister Lorna Slater, announced that all organisations that receive grant funding from Scottish Government,The announcement is part of the Scottish Government’s plans to become a Fair Work Nation by 2025.,SCVO encourage the Scottish Government to engage with voluntary sector funders and employers to ensure,Scottish Government need to work with local government, funders, and crucially, the sector, to ensure

https://scvo.scot/p/56062/2022/12/09/resources-needed-for-the-voluntary-sector-to-action-scottish-government-fair-work-plans

Food and beyond: exploring the foodbank experience

The researchers also caution that while the third sector and Scottish Government may not see foodbanks,The Scottish Government asked us to look at the implications for food policy, but what we found has a

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/food-and-beyond-exploring-the-foodbank-experience

Volunteering for All: national framework

The Volunteering Outcomes Framework was developed over 2018 by the Scottish Government jointly with partners,from the volunteer and community sector, local government and NHS, with academics and social researchers

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/volunteering-for-all-national-framework

Life in the UK: Scotland 2024. A measure of Scotland's collective wellbeing

Democratic crisis: Trust in government and politics has reached a record low, with over three quarters,Carnegie UK urges both the London and Edinburgh governments to work on rebuilding public confidence by

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/life-in-the-uk-scotland-2024-a-measure-of-scotlands-collective-wellbeing

Public sector funding of the voluntary sector

Local authorities account for around half of all public sector funding, and Scottish Government accounts,The rest comes from NHS/Health & Social Care Partnerships, UK Government and European funds and Non-departmental

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/public-sector-funding-of-the-voluntary-sector

No more excuses over multi-year funding

OPINION 9 March 2022 by Paul Bradley

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Funding & Finance

Organisations must rally together to secure a spending review that delivers for Scotland’s voluntary sector

https://tfn.scot/opinion/no-more-excuses-over-multi-year-funding

Government confirm blocking of gender reform will not be appealed

NEWS 20 December 2023 by Niall Christie

Families & Young People

Social Justice & Poverty

Health & Social Care

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The bill passed with a huge majority in Holyrood last year.

https://tfn.scot/news/government-confirm-blocking-of-gender-reform-will-not-be-appealed

Edinburgh charity cleared of wrongdoing after regulator investigation

NEWS 4 November 2025 by Niall Christie

Management

Complaints had first been raised in April 2024

https://tfn.scot/news/edinburgh-charity-cleared-of-wrongdoing-after-regulator-investigation

The Cost of Living Crisis in Scotland: analytical report

The report has been produced by a cross-government group of analysts.,Despite the UK Government's Energy Price Guarantee, energy prices have more than doubled over the last,year and Scottish Government modelling[2] estimates that there are around 860,000 (35%) fuel-poor households,The UK Government response is insufficient to fully address the harms caused by the cost of living crisis

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/the-cost-of-living-crisis-in-scotland-analytical-report

A Framework to Decide ?What Works? in Prevention Policy

Constitutional Change outline the decision-making processes in prevention policy in a report to the Scottish Government,success and failure in comparable projects. - To a large extent, we can identify a clear Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/a-framework-to-decide-what-works-in-prevention-policy

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