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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 Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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Information for new trustees

your organisation’s purpose It’s vital as a trustee that you know about what your organisation was set,up to do, how it’s trying to achieve its aims and who it’s trying to help.,A good induction will help you understand your role and responsibilities, what the legal structure of,There may also be other regulators that you need to report to, and you should ensure you’re up to date

https://scvo.scot/about/networks/trustee/information-for-new-charity-trustees

SCVO response to the inquiry into Public Administration – Effective Scottish Government decision-making (Finance & Public Administration Committee)

Develop new guidance setting out expectations of the government and of those who wish to engage with,Not setting unrealistic expectations on one individual or organisation to represent the views of the,I cast my mind back to the concordat, which was decided very quickly, and that released us into a place,and skills of civil servants, data indicate that good relationships rely on individuals remaining in post,As Sheghley Ogilvie from SCVO explained in a blog post last year: ‘I’ve often heard the Programme for

https://scvo.scot/p/57213/2023/02/16/scvo-response-to-the-inquiry-into-public-administration-effective-scottish-government-decision-making

Charities welcome plan to scrap women’s jail

Charities delighted as Scottish Government abandons plans for a new women's prison

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-welcome-plan-to-scrap-womens-jail

SCVO response to FoI Reform Bill consultation (Katy Clark MSP)

RECOMMENDATION: Strengthen current structures that allow the sharing of information between the service,services, with a clear assessment of the benefits and risks that enable policymakers to assess and decide,for extending FoI coverage, then a sensible approach would be to maintain and strengthen the current structures,RECOMMENDATION: Strengthen current structures that allow the sharing of information between the service,By expending significant time and resources, organisations could decide whether a request relates to

https://scvo.scot/p/58166/2023/03/13/scvo-response-to-foi-reform-bill-consultation

SCVO response to Access to Information Rights consultation (Scottish Government)

Reform Bill, it is important that the scope of what could potentially be covered by FoI is clearly set,RECOMMENDATION: Strengthen current structures that allow the sharing of information between the service,services, with a clear assessment of the benefits and risks that enable policymakers to assess and decide,RECOMMENDATION: Strengthen current structures that allow the sharing of information between the service,By expending significant time and resources, organisations could decide whether a request relates to

https://scvo.scot/p/58210/2023/03/13/scvo-response-to-access-to-information-rights-consultation

Open day improves links with local community

Dan Mushens examines the importance of charities working closely with the wider community

https://tfn.scot/opinion/open-day-improves-links-with-local-community

WCVA NICVA NCVO SCVO - Consultation Response - Civil Society Engagement on the TCA

can feed in knowledge and experience and so that actions and discussions continue and are followed up,meetings on a specific topic, the DAG represents an exciting post-Brexit opportunity for deeper reform,within the DAG at point 20.If a selection had to be made, what further criteria, additional to those set,out in Article 14 of the TCA, could be prioritised to decide the members of the UK delegation to the,directly involved but to nevertheless mobilise feedback after the event, consult members and follow-up

https://scvo.scot/p/45296/2021/10/05/wcva-nicva-ncvo-scvo-consultation-response-civil-society-engagement-on-the-tca

Funding of EU Structural Fund Priorities in Scotland, post-Brexit

Our positions Scottish Parliament should be the ultimate accountable body for any post-Brexit Structural,While EU funding makes up only a small percentage of the third sector’s overall funding, for those organisations,would need to be the ultimate accountable authority for this resource as per our guiding principles set,However, it depends on how much the UK Government decides to allocate to departmental spending, rather,It’s clear that Scottish Parliament must be the ultimate authority for any post-Brexit structural funds

https://scvo.scot/p/30911/2019/05/03/%ef%bb%bffunding-of-eu-structural-fund-priorities-in-scotland-post-brexit

SCVO response to Scottish Parliament Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee

For future funding, replacement of Structural Funds post-Brexit must advance on and not regress on the,A blog entitled Future of the Funds was set up by the Managing Authority (MA) to inform people but it,Right from 2014 and up to 2017 SCVO made countless representations to help support staff in the TSD in,OR “Barnetted” and leave it up to the devolved administrations to decide on Governance arrangements,,It is critical that these policy areas are not left bereft of investment post the end of this programme

https://scvo.scot/p/25068/2018/04/13/scvo-response-to-scottish-parliament-economy-jobs-and-fair-work-committee

Engender’s call for evidence on CEDAW - SCVO response

We have decided to focus on the following three areas of concern, as they are where we feel we have the,This kind of abuse must not be allowed to continue – it tells women to shut up and put up, else face,approach to policymaking could help move this agenda forward – as it’s broader than gender, it could gain support,There’s also good reasons to introduce gender-based budgeting across the Scottish budget-setting process,are held by females, up from 38 per cent in 2011.

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