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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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400 National Trust jobs at risk

The heritage charity has said a dramatic fall in income and its investments has led to staff being placed at risk of redundancy #NeverMoreNeeded

https://tfn.scot/news/400-national-trust-jobs-at-risk

Express your interest in monitoring the new relationship between the UK & EU

Candidate organisations for the UK DAG membership must have specific professional expertise or competence,To be eligible to be a UK representative on the Joint CSF, the candidate organisations must have specialised,Details about the Trade & Cooperation Agreement .,Details about the call for expressions of interest .,Following Brexit, SCVO is keen to gather evidence on the sector’s interest in the implementation/impact of post-EU

https://scvo.scot/p/46174/2021/11/02/express-your-interest-in-monitoring-the-new-relationship-between-the-uk-eu

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,The TSD matched all eligible expenditure and where able to offer 100% funding for eligible costs.,It is critical that these policy areas are not left bereft of investment post the end of this programme,only inclusive representative umbrella organisation for the sector SCVO: has the largest Scotland-wide membership,Further details about SCVO can be found at scvo.scot.

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

Call for Evidence, Welfare Reform Committee - The Future of Social Security

carers, we believe it is sensible to halt the reforms as they affect benefits to be devolved (including eligibility,unnecessarily bureaucratic and intrusive) assessments – working in the longer term towards automatic eligibility,poverty and inequality Level of benefits meet costs and recognise extra costs faced some groups Look at eligibility,only inclusive representative umbrella organisation for the sector SCVO: has the largest Scotland-wide membership,community groups, social enterprises and voluntary organisations of all shapes and sizes our governance and membership

https://scvo.scot/p/10048/2015/08/31/call-for-evidence-welfare-reform-committee-the-future-of-social-security

Welfare Funds (Scotland) Bill Stage 3 Briefing

to limit current powers, then this makes a strong case for action including an amendment to ensure eligibility,References [i]http://www.scvo.scot/long-form-posts/welfare-funds-scotland-bill-stage-1-debate/ [ii]http,Scotland and others – Stage 2 Briefing Welfare Fund (Scotland) Bill [v]http://www.scvo.scot/long-form-posts,inclusive representative umbrella organisation for the sector SCVO:  has the largest Scotland-wide membership,groups, social enterprises and voluntary organisations of all shapes and sizes  our governance and membership

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

SCVO Briefing: Scotland Bill 2nd Reading

Mandatory Work Placements and without limiting conditions such as length of programme or those who might be eligible,Despite the introduction of a consultation phase, concern about the potential abolition of the Human,only inclusive representative umbrella organisation for the sector SCVO: has the largest Scotland-wide membership,community groups, social enterprises and voluntary organisations of all shapes and sizes our governance and membership,Further details about SCVO can be found at www.scvo.scot.

https://scvo.scot/p/9229/2015/06/04/scvo-briefing-scotland-bill-2nd-reading

Response to Welfare Reform Committee Inquiry on Women and Welfare

The debate about welfare must be about protecting and empowering people to contribute to society and,As highlighted by Carers UK and others, tightening eligibility and cuts to services lead to (mainly),only inclusive representative umbrella organisation for the sector SCVO: has the largest Scotland-wide membership,community groups, social enterprises and voluntary organisations of all shapes and sizes our governance and membership,Further details about SCVO can be found at www.scvo.scot.

https://scvo.scot/p/8956/2015/04/30/response-to-welfare-reform-committee-inquiry-on-women-and-welfare

SCVO Response to Devolution Committee call for written evidence on the Scotland Bill

In specific relation to carers’ benefit, the clear prescription of who is eligible would appear to do,However, we do not see that there is a possibility to extend eligibility, for example, to full time students,By limiting eligibility, there is no real scope to support a wider group of people.,only inclusive representative umbrella organisation for the sector SCVO: has the largest Scotland-wide membership,community groups, social enterprises and voluntary organisations of all shapes and sizes our governance and membership

https://scvo.scot/p/9890/2015/08/14/scvo-response-to-devolution-committee-call-for-written-evidence-on-the-scotland-bill

Welfare Funds (Scotland) Act Regulations and Guidance consultation

with Part 2 of the form, which states that applicants must be on qualifying benefits in order to be eligible,This raises questions about how local authorities operate more widely.,only inclusive representative umbrella organisation for the sector SCVO: has the largest Scotland-wide membership,community groups, social enterprises and voluntary organisations of all shapes and sizes our governance and membership,Further details about SCVO can be found at www.scvo.scot

https://scvo.scot/p/9929/2015/08/19/welfare-funds-scotland-act-regulations-and-guidance-consultation

Scotland Bill 2015-16 Report Stage – Monday 9th November

SCVO, Engender and other key third sector organisations, have raised concerns about the closed nature,supportive therefore of amendment 194 in the name of Ian Murray which offers much less restrictive eligibility,only inclusive representative umbrella organisation for the sector SCVO: has the largest Scotland-wide membership,community groups, social enterprises and voluntary organisations of all shapes and sizes our governance and membership,Further details about SCVO can be found at www.scvo.scot.

https://scvo.scot/p/10556/2015/11/06/scotland-bill-2015-16-report-stage-monday-9th-november