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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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Welfare Funds (Scotland) Bill Stage 3 Briefing

Fund in future: “Such a situation would give rise to a risk that local authorities – or future governments,of caring[ix] The Stage 2 debate reflected concerns amongst parliamentarians about the Scottish Government,who are part of a family facing exceptional pressure, or (b)> More widely, we urge the Scottish Government,Ensuring Effective Review We welcome work being done by the Scottish Government to review, evaluate and,Given the critical nature of the Fund and the concerns outlined above, both Government and parliamentary

https://scvo.scot/p/8050/2015/03/02/welfare-funds-scotland-bill-stage-3-briefing

Briefing: Scottish Government debate on human rights

Opportunities to embed a rights based approach There have been opportunities for the Scottish Government,The issue of access to food sits across a range of Scottish Government policy portfolios and key groups,It must be a key element of government (at all levels) and sit at the heart of policy and legislation,It must mean something to people and communities affected by government policy.,With the ability to create social security policy, even on a relatively small scale, how can governments

https://scvo.scot/p/6695/2014/11/10/briefing-scottish-government-debate-on-human-rights

More than 1,000 new jobs created for young unemployed people in Scotland's charities

and tomorrow in the SECC, Glasgow, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced that the Scottish Government,Community Jobs Scotland (CJS), created by SCVO with Scottish Government funding created 5,546 paid jobs

https://scvo.scot/p/8038/2015/02/25/more-than-1000-new-jobs-created-for-young-unemployed-people-in-scotlands-charities

SCVO briefing: Scottish Government debate on welfare - 12 November 2014

analyses to date on the use of and impact of sanctions on benefit claimants In line with third sector, government,In our submission for today’s debate on human rights, we argue that future governments must ensure access,charities, community groups, social enterprises and voluntary organisations of all shapes and sizes our governance,new-report-welfare-reform-making-life-worse-for-people-with-hiv-and-hepatitis/ [ix] http://www.actnowforautism.co.uk/page8.htm [x] SCVO briefing, Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/6701/2014/11/12/scvo-briefing-scottish-government-debate-on-welfare-12-november-2014

SCVO response: The future of land reform in Scotland

Do you agree that the Scottish Government should have a stated Land Rights and Responsibilities Policy,The Commission should be independent from government and should make delivery of the Land Rights and,In addition to the benefits to government derived from having access to more co-ordinated data, these,Sustainable development test for land governance Q. 14.,In this instance OSCR should be using its regulatory powers to investigate the governance and financial

https://scvo.scot/p/7865/2015/02/10/scvo-response-the-future-of-land-reform-in-scotland

Digital Changes Everything

As the Scottish Government’s Mike Neilson expressed, digital, data and people should be the 3 pillars

https://scvo.scot/p/7922/2015/02/18/digital-changes-everything

SCVO briefing: Community Empowerment (Scotland) Bill, Stage 1 debate

We welcome the recommendationiii from the local Government Committee that an annual report be published,The recommendationsiv made by the Local Government Committee to improve legislation in this area are,We look forward to the Scottish Government bringing forward amendments at Stage 2 to strengthen this,We would like to see the Scottish Government draft amendments which address the issues identified around,The primary role for government and the public sector in this agenda must always be a supportive one

https://scvo.scot/p/7770/2015/02/03/scvo-briefing-community-empowerment-scotland-bill-stage-1-debate

How your charity can avoid conflicts of interest

sample documents available on the web (check out the Small Charities Coalition), and SCVO’s Good Governance,Remember, as in all good governance, prevention is better than cure!

https://scvo.scot/p/7805/2015/02/04/how-your-charity-can-avoid-conflicts-of-interest

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