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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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Why can’t Scotland tackle persistent gender pay gap?

The most important consideration the Scottish Government must make is that the gender pay gap is a symptom,SCVO has also called on the Scottish Government to use the Apprenticeship Levy to promote equalities,The Government should seek to promote flexibility through the Business Pledge.,Government and employers must supporting men and women to share childcare and unpaid caring more equally,At present, the Scottish Government is preparing to publish itslabour market strategy and is in the process

https://scvo.scot/p/13433/2016/08/24/why-cant-scotland-tackle-persistent-gender-pay-gap

Who's up for being a Land Commissioner?

Before the Land Reform Review Group reported in 2014, government interest in land reform was thought,yet today, a progressive programme of land reform is being seen as a central plank of Scottish Government,Recognising that land reform is both long term and multi-dimensional, the Scottih Government has committed

https://scvo.scot/p/13456/2016/08/26/whos-up-for-being-a-land-commissioner

Human Rights central to campaigning for women’s equality in Scotland

equality in Scotland, Engender is able to use the international obligations which the UK and Scottish governments

https://scvo.scot/p/13301/2016/09/08/engender-right-approach

Scottish charities protect our human rights every day

Like many, I was dismayed that on re-election in May, the UK Government confirmed that it will “bring,run through the basis of service provision, to challenging the legality of decision making by a government

https://scvo.scot/p/12908/2016/08/31/scottish-charities-helping-people-acheive-their-human-rights

Apprenticeship Levy Consultation

We support the proactive approach taken by the Scottish Government in seeking to utilise the levy to,The levy presents an opportunity for the Scottish Government to re-align the ERI and the expanding apprenticeship,SDS and the Scottish Government should foster deeper collaboration with the third sector to harness such,Through working with SDS and the Scottish Government, there may be possibilities for greater streamlining

https://scvo.scot/p/13431/2016/08/24/apprenticeship-levy-consultation

Digital Innovation

They have been funded by the Scottish Government to train up software developers from scratch.

https://scvo.scot/p/24701/2016/09/02/digital-innovation

Introducing the #RightApproach

Well for one it seems back in the news again with the UK Government reaffirming plans to press ahead

https://scvo.scot/p/13464/2016/08/29/introducing-the-rightapproach

Opening up open government

On the 17 February Involve, SCVO and the Scottish Government held an Open Government workshop at the,to Open Government, and stated that the Open Government Action Plan will be a way to set out ‘how the,the UK wide Open Government Civil Society Network.,the Scottish Government and a small group of civil society partners.,To get involved in the Scottish Open Government Network sign-up to the online forum.

https://scvo.scot/p/11912/2016/03/10/opening-up-open-government

Women’s rights are Human Rights

Equally Safe Strategy, Scottish Government 2014 Globally one in three women and girls experience physical

https://scvo.scot/p/13326/2016/08/30/womens-rights-are-human-rights

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