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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 Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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Top-up child payment to address age discrimination, First Minister told

The 80 groups are supporting the End Young Parent Poverty: Top up the Scottish Child Payment campaign.

https://tfn.scot/news/top-up-child-payment-to-address-age-discrimination-first-minister-told

Green charities slam government’s environmental rights action plan

The United Nations Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee has repeatedly found the UK to be in breach of the convention’s access to justice requirements.

https://tfn.scot/news/green-charities-slam-governments-environmental-rights-action-plan

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/evidence-library/volunteering-for-all-national-framework

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/evidence-library/food-and-beyond-exploring-the-foodbank-experience

SNP told: don’t tell us how to raise our kids

Lesley Scott says named person legislation is dictatorial and authoritarian

https://tfn.scot/opinion/snp-told-dont-tell-us-how-to-raise-our-kids

Billion pound investment in Glasgow to create jobs and improve skills

​UK government and Scottish Government both commit £500 million to Scotland's largest city

https://tfn.scot/news/billion-pound-investment-in-glasgow-to-create-jobs-and-improve-skills

​Fracking licences suspended

​Fracking licences suspended by UK government

https://tfn.scot/news/fracking-licences-suspended

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/evidence-library/the-cost-of-living-crisis-in-scotland-analytical-report

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