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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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The First Minister promised action, not warm words, the Budget delivered neither.

of a buzzword over the last year, with commitments in last year’s budget, the Scottish Government’s policy,economically active, work with 1.2 million volunteers, and undertake vital environmental and medical research,Read our Budget response here and our briefing here.

https://scvo.scot/p/87667/2023/12/20/the-first-minister-promised-action-not-warm-words-the-budget-delivered-neither

As the real Living Wage rate increases, how can the sector be supported to pay staff fairly?

Shockingly, recent research by CCPS reveals a 20% pay gap between NHS support workers and voluntary sector,organisations and organisations in the sector excel on many Fair Work aspects, as shown in the recent research

https://scvo.scot/p/85390/2023/11/01/as-the-real-living-wage-rate-increases-how-can-the-sector-be-supported-to-pay-staff-fairly

We can’t challenge poverty without Fair Funding for the voluntary sector

was pleased to be able to speak on SCVO’s Fair Funding calls at the beginning of Monday’s breakfast briefing,has not just vocally supported our Fair Funding calls but has incorporated them within their chosen policy

https://scvo.scot/p/62876/2023/10/10/we-cant-challenge-poverty-without-fair-funding-for-the-voluntary-sector

SCVO's policy and influencing progress in 2023

SCVO's policy and public affairs team braced ourselves for a busy start to the year – you may recall ,Alongside these issues, we've had to respond to various regulatory policies; the Charities Bill and proposals,We have briefed the Scottish Parliament and worked closely with the government, OSCR, the Law Society,We've organised webinars, workshops, and meetings to develop alternative policy proposals to enhance,Finally, we've held a number of events with SCVO's Policy Network, including with the Scotland Office

https://scvo.scot/p/60640/2023/07/07/scvos-policy-and-influencing-progress-in-2023

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

Supporting collaboration between the third and public sectors: evidence review: The research review conducted,As pointed out in the Supporting Collaboration evidence review: ‘The research suggests that inadequate,On many occasions, it is unclear whether a contribution to policy development in the form of a policy,development around a particular policy area.,policy teams.

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

Voluntary sector resilience in the wake of Covid-19

SCVO briefing to the Scottish Parliament's Social Justice and Social Security Committee ahead of appearing,the pandemic to help us do better and go further than before, from the sector's involvement in public policy,Yet, details on how they will interact with Scottish policies and implications for voluntary organisations,What we have covered in this briefing is not an exhaustive list of all the forces at play on the voluntary,Contact Paul Bradley Policy & Public Affairs Manager paul.bradley@scvo.scot About SCVO The Scottish Council

https://scvo.scot/p/47280/2021/12/01/voluntary-sector-resilience-in-the-wake-of-covid-19

Why the voluntary sector is a key asset in our communities

tackling digital exclusion Provides social care and housing Undertakes vital medical and environmental research,s book, Charities, Scotland & Holyrood: Twenty Years Delivering Change or the many voluntary sector policy,The policy team at SCVO have been working with the TSI Scotland Network to develop an introduction to,be hosting a joint event at Scottish Parliament where we will share this document with MSPs, party researchers

https://scvo.scot/p/49311/2022/03/15/why-the-voluntary-sector-is-a-key-asset-in-our-communities

Expert Working Group on Welfare – Phase 2 Call for Evidence

This is not just about Westminster policy however.,Research to be published by Quarriers may provide some real insight into these challenges.,[ix] The funding crisis in social care in Scotland- ILIS briefing, October 2013 [x] http://blog.church-poverty.org.uk,www.cpag.org.uk/content/cpag-scotlands-response-scottish-governments-white-paper-independence [xxix] Quarriers research,work-programme-success-creaming-parking [xxxi] https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/work-programme-statistics--2 [xxxii] SCVO briefing

https://scvo.scot/p/2912/2013/12/16/2912

Inquiry into Scotland’s Economic Future Post-2014

First we must decide what the aim of economic policy in Scotland should be.,Research by KPMG shows that 18% of Scottish workers are paid less than the current Living wage[viii].,related employment policy in Scotland regardless of the result of the Referendum.,/briefings-consultation-responses/independent-review-of-jobseekers-allowance-sanctions/ [xix] http://,[xxii] http://www.scvo.scot/news-campaigns-and-policy/briefings-consultation-responses/independent-review-of-jobseekers-allowance-sanctions

https://scvo.scot/p/3399/2014/02/03/inquiry-into-scotlands-economic-future-post-2014

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