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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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Pushing for human rights at the heart of Social Security

Allan Young
11 August 2017
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We are also saying it must provide an adequate level of support, with the government using maximum available,and all monitoring must be open, transparent and accountable, following the principles of Open Government,To be fair to the Scottish Government, they have long talked about the importance of the human right,The Scottish Government faces budgetary and time pressures, of course, and there is widespread understanding

https://scvo.scot/p/15943/2017/08/11/pushing-for-human-rights-at-the-heart-of-social-security

SCVO calls out Scottish Government for side-lining third sector

Press release
7 September 2017
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"Unfortunately, this is another example of the third sector being side-lined by Scottish Government employability

https://scvo.scot/p/16070/2017/09/07/scvo-calls-out-scottish-government-for-side-lining-third-sector

Developing this website

Calum MacÙisdean
31 January 2018
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Influencing governments on behalf of the third sector.

https://scvo.scot/p/24481/2018/01/31/developing-this-website

Gift Aid and the new Scottish income tax

Jenny Bloomfield
19 December 2017
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donor who pays income tax (or capital gains tax) can essentially redirect that tax from the UK Government,This is set by the UK Government and is the amount of money that people can earn without paying income,assumes that the draft budget passes with the income tax rates and bands as set out by the Scottish Government,– not guaranteed with a minority government…

https://scvo.scot/p/22967/2017/12/19/gift-aid-and-the-new-scottish-income-tax

Are election results an opportunity for more participative governance?

Martin Sime
9 June 2017
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It is very difficult to influence Governments who have a large and stable majority because they don’t,That simple fact ought to make us optimistic for a more participative approach to governance.,If governance in a hung Parliament is going to work at all it needs all of us to lend our energies, ideas

https://scvo.scot/p/15558/2017/06/09/election-results-an-opportunity-for-more-participative-governance

The Taylor Report is a small step along the road to fair work

Ruth Boyle
14 July 2017
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Calls for the government to close a legal loophole that allows temporary staff from agencies to be paid,It is up to the UK Government, the Scottish Government and the third sector to push these principles,For the Scottish Government in particular, this is a prime opportunity to restate their commitment to

https://scvo.scot/p/15799/2017/07/14/the-taylor-report-is-a-small-step-along-the-road-to-fair-work

National charity bodies support amendments to EU Withdrawal Bill

Press release
13 December 2017
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cross-party amendments to the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill drafted jointly by the Scottish and Welsh Governments,encouraged cross-sectoral working and has enabled the third sector to have close engagement with the governing,While the UK Government argue that their approach to the Bill dramatically simplifies the process of

https://scvo.scot/p/22928/2017/12/13/national-charity-bodies-support-amendments-to-eu-withdrawal-bill

SCVO welcomes ScotGov income tax discussion paper

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13 December 2017
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In response to today’s (Thursday 2 November 2017) publication of the Scottish Government’s ‘The Role,Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) said: “SCVO welcomes the publication of the Scottish Government’s

https://scvo.scot/p/22921/2017/12/13/scvo-welcomes-scotgov-income-tax-discussion-paper

The art of the (Brexit) deal

Craig Wilson
13 December 2017
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from a ‘magic money tree’, a close look at the Autumn Budget 2017 sees the axe taken to many UK Government,The EU will continue to drive a hard bargain and the UK Government will be fighting on many fronts –,finalised deal still far away, Labour beginning to shift its position, the DUP threatening to sink the government

https://scvo.scot/p/22916/2017/12/13/the-art-of-the-brexit-deal

Gender equality and the Sustainable Development Goals

Emma Trottier
13 December 2017
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Instead, working towards the achievement of women’s equality means looking at what’s happening across government,Roadmap, which sets out a series of measures that, with political will, can be taken by Scottish Government,Well, in Scotland, we could start by looking at the new powers the Scottish Government has over social,Every day thousands of decisions are made by the Scottish Government, public authorities and private

https://scvo.scot/p/22919/2017/12/13/gender-equality-and-the-sustainable-development-goals

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2025. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.