Policy reports

Introduction SCVO welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the planned debate on welfare reform. Our short briefing highlights: The concerns of the sector as welfare reform continues to affect the lives of individuals, communities and families with often devastating consequences... Read more

As the Bill to take forward health and social care integration moves to its final stages, please find below a short briefing from SCVO. Summary The third sector has a vital and full role to play in both strategic and locality planning to achieve the outcomes envisaged for the... Read more

Summary This Bill fails to address how procurement can be used to benefit people and communities across Scotland. This purpose should be in the Bill. Without changes, the opportunity of this Bill to truly imbed sustainable procurement into contracting culture will be lost... Read more

What is Non-party Campaigning? Individuals or organisations that campaign in elections, but are not standing as political parties or candidates, are called non-party campaigners. The Electoral Commission regulates activities deemed as being for election purposes during a... Read more

Motion That the Parliament notes with concern the ever increasing rise in the number of people relying on food banks in Scotland and across the UK; considers that it is not only the unemployed, but also those underemployed or underpaid who are increasingly becoming reliant on... Read more

Our response SCVO welcomes the opportunity to respond to this call for evidence, and contributes the following: Economy When the economy failed in 2008, the impact of fewer jobs and lower wages affected many people across Scotland. These are often the people who are found queuing... Read more

Introduction The purpose of the Exemption Scheme is to support small-medium sized third sector organisations by exempting them from meeting the cost of water and sewerage services. The Scottish Government is currently consulting on a new exemption scheme for third sector... Read more

Our response SCVO welcomes the opportunity to respond to this consultation. Our response draws from a number of discussions held with our members, third sector intermediary bodies and our Policy Committee. We are clear that the primary role for government and the public sector in... Read more

Our response The Need for Change Have there been significant changes over the last decade in the way that lobbying is carried out? Since the inception of the Scottish Parliament, the third sector’s role in the creation of public policy has increased steadily. By developing strong... Read more

More options download as a PDF document download as a Word document Introduction SCVO welcomes the opportunity to respond to this review of sanctions within the Jobseekers Allowance regime. Our aim in this response is to highlight the devastating impact of sanctions on... Read more