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SCVO submission to the Finance Committee on Scotland's public finances
12 August 2021
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digital, Covid support hub).Parliamentary records and SCVO meetings with the Scottish Government.SCVO policy,through employability programmes, voluntary organisations provide care, digital skills and devices, and research-based,can find detailed information on the HRBA to budgeting in the Human Rights Budget Work Steering Group briefing,SCVO is currently conducting several research and engagement projects concerning funding, including better,However, the Scottish Government did make several welcome financial policy commitments in response to
Economic Transformation Strategy - SCVO response to the Scottish Government
27 August 2021
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SCVO policy submissions and engagement with the sector throughout 2020-21.,Policy responses to transform Scotland's economy will only work if all economic actors – particularly,In a recent MSP briefing SCVO stated that the "voluntary sector must be part of a collective approach,Voluntary organisations provide care, digital skills and devices, and research-based charities offer,So too can the extensive list of policy interventions that have been proposed by the voluntary sector
WCVA NICVA NCVO SCVO - Consultation Response - Civil Society Engagement on the TCA
5 October 2021
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The WGC is a research unit sponsored and supported in the School of Law and Politics, Cardiff University,We believe they should serve deliberative, information exchange, monitoring and policy influencing purposes,Not all DAG members will have the resources to carry out significant research and outreach themselves,useful, the voluntary sector needs time to consult stakeholders and members, to gather evidence and to brief,Williams, ‘Civil Society Meetings in EU Trade Agreements – Recommendations and Lessons from EPAs’, Briefing
SCVO response to Becoming a Fair Work Nation consultation
23 December 2021
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voluntary organisationsSCVO’s own experience of striving to ensure we are a fair work employerSCVO policy,Without Fair Work policy change, the increasing reliance on the ‘civic core’ (where a minority of formal,Employers should be encouraged to support volunteering through corporate social responsibility policies,Support to review existing policies and practice as well as advice on development is also needed.,Contact Sheghley Ogilvie, Policy and Public Affairs Officer sheghley.ogilvie@scvo.scot Tel: 0131 474
https://scvo.scot/p/48075/2021/12/23/becoming-a-fair-work-nation-consultation
Response to SSAC Consultation - Extension of benefit waiting days
1 July 2014
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No Safety Net
Along with many of our members, SCVO believes that this new policy, alongside other devastating,We believe the policy will create another huge whole in an already inadequate safety net.,[vii] We do not believe this policy’s impact assessment is full or detailed enough, or acknowledges the,This has diverted organisations from delivering preventative support services, as outlined by SCVO’s research,/briefings-consultation-responses/independent-review-of-jobseekers-allowance-sanctions/ [iv] http://www.cas.org.uk
https://scvo.scot/p/5169/2014/07/01/response-to-ssac-consultation-extension-of-benefit-waiting-days
Sanctions briefing - SCVO appearance before Welfare Reform Committee
1 April 2014
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situations diverts organisations from delivering preventative support services, as outlined by SCVO’s research,Alongside the range of policy decisions to cut benefit amounts/access to benefits, sanctioning leaves,Our policy is determined by a policy committee elected by our members.[1] Further details about SCVO,f=asc&rid=1078 [1] SCVO’s Policy Committee has 24 members elected by SCVO’s member organisations who,work-programme-success-creaming-parking [xxii] https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/work-programme-statistics--2 [xxiii] SCVO briefing
An Economy for All report #economyforall
7 May 2014
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, Britain Today, Economic and Social Research Council (2007).,[xvii] WORKING FOR THE FEW: Political capture and economic inequality, Oxfam briefing note (2014).,[xxxix] See http://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/our-work/poverty-in-the-uk/humankind-index.,[xlvi] Citizen’s Income: A brief introduction, Citizen’s Income Trust (2013).,[xlviii] Citizen’s Income: A brief introduction, Citizen’s Income Trust (2013), p8.
https://scvo.scot/p/4705/2014/05/07/an-economy-for-all-report-economyforall
Parliamentary debate: Scotland's Outlook campaign
24 March 2014
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Summary
This briefing has been prepared for the debate on the above motion.,impact of poverty in Scotland, and to seek collective action on what is the most significant public policy,It seeks to take key facts and research about the lives people lead and the day to day struggles they,Poverty in Scotland – The developing picture
Scotland’s Outlook brings together research, knowledge and,/briefings-consultation-responses/parliamentary-debate-the-impact-of-welfare-reform/
https://scvo.scot/p/3958/2014/03/24/parliamentary-debate-scotlands-outlook-campaign
Carers (Scotland) Bill - Stage 1 Briefing for Health and Sport Committee
22 April 2015
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Introduction
SCVO welcomes the opportunity to submit this briefing on the Carers (Scotland) Bill.,Research from a range of third sector organisations highlights that carers do not get anywhere near enough,SCVO’s own research shows that third sector funding from the public sector is down, and third sector,[vii] http://www.carersuk.org/for-professionals/policy/policy-library/state-of-caring-2014 [viii]http,/research/third-sector-funding-and-spending-in-2013/ [xvii] http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2014/06/
Scottish Government Debate: Scotland’s Future Employability Services
28 April 2015
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Lastly, policy and delivery cohesion are essential if we are to ever achieve the more equal Scotland,Sometimes, intentionally or not, national and local government policies in these areas and others can,We must take stock of how current approaches and programmes work and of research such as “Ties that Bind,References
[i] Fair, Personal, Simple – Expert Working Group on Welfare 2014
[ii] SCVO briefing, Scottish,Our policy is determined by a policy committee elected by our members.