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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 Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.

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Final Report: Commission on Parliamentary Reform

people and organisations How Parliament can establish its own identity – separate to the Scottish Government,The Scottish Government (or another relevant public body) should be required to provide the Parliament,This would replace the current practice where the Scottish Government proposes the programme of business,This would strengthen the Parliament’s identity as one unique from the Scottish Government.

https://scvo.scot/p/15619/2017/06/20/final-report-commission-on-parliamentary-reform

Third sector believe Scot Gov approach to employability services won’t work

Organisations believe Scottish Government approach to employability won’t help those in need, or get,today (Friday 26 May) SCVO will state their opposition to the approach being taken by the Scottish Government,key issues that have arisen following discussions with various third sector members and Scottish Government,SCVO Director of Public Affairs John Downie said: “The Scottish Government has not been innovative enough,“Without high-quality specialised support from third sector organisations, the Scottish Government will

https://scvo.scot/p/15409/2017/05/26/third-sector-believe-scot-gov-approach-to-employability-services-wont-work

SCVO Election Result Response

Scotland’s third sector, we do believe this could create an opportunity for more participative governance

https://scvo.scot/p/15556/2017/06/09/scvo-election-result-response

Best of Scotland's third sector celebrated at Scottish Charity Awards

change in Scottish Education for pupils who have learning disabilities, resulting in the Scottish Government,a loss of £192k into a surplus financial position, transitioning into a SCIO and ensuring good governance

https://scvo.scot/p/15644/2017/06/22/best-of-scotlands-third-sector-celebrated-at-scottish-charity-awards

Scotland’s social care sector: The financial evidence that is driving change

of the Scottish Government’s revenue (RDEL) budget, this would take its Scottish government revenue,to right of dotted line are Scottish government projections Source: Scottish Government, Draft Budget,Illustrative set of Local Government Funding Projections Figure 5: Scottish Government’s Revenue support,: Scottish Government, various budgets; Scottish Parliament (2016); own projections The Scottish Government,Figure 6: Scottish Government’s Revenue support funding for Local Government, 2010-11 to 2015-16, £ billion

https://scvo.scot/p/15373/2017/05/23/scotlands-social-care-sector-the-financial-evidence-that-is-driving-change

Devolved Employability Programmes: A third sector critique

there are fears that these issues have the potential to undermine the ambitions of the Scottish Government,We would like to outline some of the sector’s concerns and give consideration as to how Scottish Government,We would be happy to connect Scottish Government to third sector organisations utilising progression,Conclusion The third sector in Scotland welcomes the ambitions promoted by Scottish Government and we,We hope that the Scottish Government will consider the points outlined in this paper both now and as

https://scvo.scot/p/15405/2017/05/26/devolved-employability-programmes-a-third-sector-critique

Carers Week 2017

Mostly they’re not getting clear information from their local or national government contacts.

https://scvo.scot/p/15591/2017/06/15/carers-week-2017

Developing dashboards for your charity board

At our recent seminar on Building Better Governance, a really enthusiastic and engaged group discussed,board reports and developing dashboards, join me at the next session of SCVO’s Building Better Governance

https://scvo.scot/p/14094/2016/12/01/developing-dashboards-for-your-charity-board

The Future of Social Care in Scotland

Fair work The UK Government’s National Living Wage and the Scottish Government’s ‘real’ living wage commitment,good outcomes and achieve efficiencies should therefore be explored in more detail by Scottish Government,Scottish Government should not rely on unpaid care at the expense of funding and investment in statutory,For this to transpire, it is clear that Scottish Government must support carers, promoting carer’s rights,The Scottish Government research from 2015 estimates that there are approximately 759,000 carers aged

https://scvo.scot/p/15370/2017/05/23/the-future-of-social-care-in-scotland

Brexit and the Third Sector - will we have a place in Europe?

will be the time to influence the debate - so publish your proposals, get them into the Scottish Government,Even if the UK Government won't listen, the Scottish Government, EU Commission and European Parliament,pro-European Wants to remain closely linked with Europe and its institutions (in line with Scottish Government,How do we prepare for the threats we know will be coming from a newly emboldened UK Tory Government?,third sector organisations, and the weakening of environmental legislation at a time where the UK Government

https://scvo.scot/p/15229/2017/05/10/brexit-and-the-third-sector-will-we-have-a-place-in-europe

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