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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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SCVO respond to ScotGov ‘Protecting what matters – what’s at stake for individuals in the Brexit talks’ report

In response to the Scottish Government's publication of ‘Protecting what matters – what’s at stake for,“This report is a clear sign that the Scottish Government recognises Brexit really is about the impact,sector is overwhelmingly pro-European in outlook, and as such, SCVO strongly supports the Scottish Government’s,“We look forward to working with the Scottish Government to give our sector as much support and certainty

https://scvo.scot/p/24990/2018/03/29/scvo-respond-to-scotgov-protecting-what-matters-whats-at-stake-for-individuals-in-the-brexit-talks-report

Public trust in charities: carrot or stick?

SCVO is running the ‘I Love Charity’ campaign, to inspire trust in charities by supporting good governance

https://scvo.scot/p/25111/2018/04/20/public-trust-in-charities-carrot-or-stick

EU Nationals living and working in Scotland April 2018

General figures on EU nationals living in Scotland are taken form Scottish Government and Scottish Parliament,Mackinnon, Research Officer, SCVO ilse.mackinnon@scvo.scot 0131 474 6159 Data Sources Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/25084/2018/04/18/eu-nationals-living-and-working-in-scotland-april-2018

Charities call for amendment to social security bill

Organisations across the third sector have welcomed the Scottish Government’s aspirations to take a rights,reducing the number of appeals, and anticipate that demand will be lower in the future as the Scottish Government,We believe that this amendment reflects the Scottish Government’s aspirations to take a rights based

https://scvo.scot/p/25042/2018/04/09/charities-call-for-amendment-to-social-security-bill

Engender’s call for evidence on CEDAW - SCVO response

specialist areas)[6]; and even the Scottish civil service itself has problems, with the Scottish Government,Even an area where the Scottish Government had full control, their Modern Apprenticeship programme, saw,We are also disappointed by a number of other policy decisions made by Scottish Government regarding,See Increasing Representation of Women on Private Sector Boards in Scotland, Scottish Government, 2016,See Scotland’s Carers, Scottish Government, 2015. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-37941191 See, for example

https://scvo.scot/p/25001/2018/04/03/engenders-call-for-evidence-on-cedaw-scvo-response

Cycling as a realistic and effective mechanism for positive change

The Scottish Government’s Cycling Action Plan for Scotland outlines a vision of 10% of everyday journeys,to be cycle journeys by 2020, and the Programme for Government announced a doubling of funding for active,The Scottish Government have committed to banning the sale of any new petrol and diesel cars by 2032,The Scottish Government’s newly published Climate Change Plan outlines a commitment to reducing emissions,The Scottish Government has a positive active travel agenda and has committed record levels of funding

https://scvo.scot/p/24844/2018/03/26/cycling-as-a-realistic-and-effective-mechanism-for-positive-change

Let’s all meet up to make government more open

Well why not join a local meet-up group and get involved in Open Government?,If you haven't heard of it, Open Government is a global movement where governments work alongside civil,Well, not really when you think governments at local, national and international level have operated,In 2015 the Scottish Government signed up to be an Open Government ‘Pioneer’, producing an action plan,targets, but to achieve the progress that we want to see, we all need to get involved in the Open Government

https://scvo.scot/p/16395/2017/10/27/lets-all-meet-up-to-make-government-more-open

Citizens Advice Scotland becomes 500th organisation to join the push to break down the digital divide in Scotland

Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs Fiona Hyslop said: “The Scottish Government,We are grateful for the continued support of the Scottish Government to increase digital participation

https://scvo.scot/p/24944/2018/03/28/citizens-advice-scotland-becomes-500th-organisation-to-join-the-push-to-break-down-the-digital-divide-in-scotland

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