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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.

Ruth Boyle

Policy & Parliamentary Officer at Close The Gap

Challenge Poverty Week: Key policy asks for 2023

The week represents an opportunity to showcase work that has been done throughout the year to tackle poverty, while also calling for system...  Read more

What are the employment experiences of Black and minority ethnic women in Scotland?

Women are not a homogenous group and face different and various barriers to the labour market based upon their multiple and intersecting...  Read more

Wounds of Universal Credit not addressed by Budget changes

Saved from the chopping block by May’s post-election weakness, Phillip Hammond was yesterday able to jump to the dispatch box to deliver...  Read more

Living Wage week: much to celebrate and much to be done

The release of the Paradise Papers during Living Wage week is something of a stark reminder of the inequality that still exists in the UK...  Read more

Fair Start Scotland: contracts, commissioning and the marginalisation of the third sector and those we support

Summary SCVO briefing 04 October 2017 The contracts awarded today sees the vast majority of contracts – 80 per cent – being awarded to the...  Read more

Flexible Workforce Development Fund means a race for funding

One of the prominent themes of the Scottish Government’s recent decisions on employability has been the side-lining of the third sector. The...  Read more

What do you think of the water rates exemption scheme?

Scottish Government to review scheme and want to hear your views The Scottish Government is in the process of reviewing the new water rates...  Read more

What does the Barclay Review of Business Rates mean for charities in Scotland?

Report out today calls for changes to non-domestic rates. Earlier today, the Barclay Review of Business Rates released the report of their...  Read more

The Taylor Report is a small step along the road to fair work

Recommendations fail to guarantee the human rights of the workforce in the UK The Taylor Report on the modern workforce was published...  Read more

Televised debates have me reaching for the remote

Is it any wonder people don’t engage in politics? Being on Twitter on Monday night, you’d be forgiven for thinking the whole world was...  Read more