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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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Scottish Parliament Social Security Committee: written call for evidence on committee priorities

The Scottish Government and many of Scotland’s major political parties are, of course, aware of this,charities, community groups, social enterprises and voluntary organisations of all shapes and sizes our governance

https://scvo.scot/p/13677/2016/09/15/scottish-parliament-social-security-committee-written-call-for-evidence-on-committee-priorities

The human right to food

The UK Government signed up to the broad body of socio-economic rights, which include the right to food,The Scottish Government has the legal power to incorporate and make progress on these rights.,The more awkward news is that the UK Government is unlikely to follow suit.

https://scvo.scot/p/13324/2016/09/02/the-human-right-to-food

Opening up government

We have been selected as part of the International Subnational Government Programme.,The programme is led by the Open Government Partnership, set up by 69 of the world's leading nations,to make governments more responsive to their citizens.,Until now all of the action has been on governments eligible for full United Nations membership.,Firstly, the Open Government project requires governments to work out their commitments jointly with

https://scvo.scot/p/12105/2016/04/13/opening-up-government

Implications for Scotland and the third sector on leaving the EU

in its engagement with the UK government in the pre Article 50 period and beyond.,The spending decisions made by the UK Government in the Autumn Statement and in the Scottish Government,We ask the Scottish Government to consider this in their contingency planning.,and UK Government.,Based on the language used by both the Scottish Government and the UK Government, it looks certain that

https://scvo.scot/p/13459/2016/08/26/implications-for-scotland-and-the-third-sector-on-leaving-the-eu

Human rights and the Scottish Youth Parliament

managed to get our message on child poverty across, as well as other areas where the UK and devolved governments,Votes at 16 was then included in a question to the government for the official examination just last

https://scvo.scot/p/13351/2016/09/07/human-rights-and-the-scottish-youth-parliament

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

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