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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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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

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

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

Setting the digital agenda for 2018

surprising, emergent themes which participants want to share more broadly and make a real difference on: Governance

https://scvo.scot/p/22858/2017/11/29/setting-the-digital-agenda-for-2018

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

Brexit - regions discovering the grass isn't always greener

Local politicians protest that the government did not include the ceramics industry in its list of sectors,believes it is an attitude of wanting our cake and eating it, and this was reflected in how UK governments,A government cannot be allowed to keep going despite all the warning signs.

https://scvo.scot/p/22851/2017/11/21/brexit-regions-discovering-the-grass-isnt-always-greener

Alcohol pricing - no silver bullet

None of this is news – the NHS and Scottish Government routinely flood the media with stats and studies,To their credit, every Scottish Government has tried to do something about it.,With the government and NHS fighting the alcohol problem on so many different fronts, it makes no sense

https://scvo.scot/p/22847/2017/11/18/alcohol-pricing-no-silver-bullet

Time to stop talking about building a fairer society, and talk about funding one

Until now the political appetite to use the Scottish Government’s tax powers could best be described,So its good to see the Scottish Government throwing that caution out the window and opening up the debate,The Scottish Government and Parliament have done much to articulate their end goal of a creating fairer

https://scvo.scot/p/21685/2017/11/09/time-to-stop-talking-about-building-a-fairer-society-and-talk-about-funding-one

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