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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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New year, new partner in the SCVO pro bono service

Tracey Bird
23 January 2018
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In 2017 our partners provided over 70 hours of free legal advice on a range of subjects from governance

https://scvo.scot/p/23729/2018/01/23/new-year-new-partner-in-the-scvo-pro-bono-service

SCVO appoints new Chief Executive

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24 January 2018
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, driving forward a new approach to corporate parenting in collaboration with partners in local government

https://scvo.scot/p/23745/2018/01/24/scvo-appoints-new-chief-executive

SCVO response to the First Minister's Programme for Government 2017/18

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5 September 2017
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First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon outlined her programme for government for the forthcoming year today,First Minister herself acknowledged that it was time to inject some fresh ideas in to Scottish Government,protections we have come to take for granted over the decades, we are also pleased to see the Scottish Government,income scheme The extension of three year rolling funding (where possible) across the Scottish Government,public body to bid for the next ScotRail franchise contract Launch a comprehensive review of local governance

https://scvo.scot/p/16058/2017/09/05/scvo-response-to-the-first-ministers-programme-for-government-201718

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

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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

National charity bodies support amendments to EU Withdrawal Bill

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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

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

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

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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.