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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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Policy

Read more Latest briefings & policy reports The latest briefings and policy reports from SCVO.,Read more Latest consultation responses The latest consultation responses from SCVO.,Policy network Meet the team Kyrstie Brown Leads our Policy Network and has responsibility for banking,for charity law and Fair Funding Contact Kirsten Hogg Has strategic responsibility for our policy and,research work and is responsible for procurement Contact Rachel Le Noan Leads our work on the economy

https://scvo.scot/policy

Fair funding & procurement

Latest briefings & policy papers The latest Fair Funding & procurement briefings and policy papers from,the policy team.,Latest consultation responses The latest Fair Funding & procurement consultation responses from the policy,Fairer Funding principles align with SCVO’s definition of Fair Funding – developed through significant research

https://scvo.scot/policy/fair-funding-procurement

Equal Marriage

He said he did, and the SNP agreed to hold a consultation if they got back into government.,Following a consultation which attracted 77,500 responses, the Scottish Government announced it would,Opinion polls and consultations showed around two thirds of the public believed that same sex couples,Sophie Bridger, campaigns, policy and research manager at Stonewall Scotland, said: “The same sex marriage

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/20-years-delivering-change/equal-marriage

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,However, we've always supported the regulator's calls for changes that will allow it to fulfil its responsibilities,Engaging with consultations from the Scottish Government and Scottish Labour on extending freedom of,In May, we responded to the Scottish Government's consultation on community wealth building, supporting

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

Cost of living & the #RunningCostsCrisis

of your funding, and find new sources How to look after your staff Contact the Information Service Policy,Opinions and news from SCVO SCVO response to 2023/24 Programme for Government where we welcome commitments,training - SCVO We wanted to share our past webinars that might be useful - some of them were created in response,Fundraising has collected guidance and information about generating income, good fundraising practice and research,Supporting employees through the crisis when pay-rises aren't an option - from Atkinson HR Consulting

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/running-costs-crisis

SCVO response to FoI Reform Bill consultation (Katy Clark MSP)

Our response relates directly to question 7 of the consultation.,This response puts forward a proportionate and practical approach to policy development that would deliver,Our response SCVO welcomes the opportunity to respond to this consultation.,The government’s 2019 consultation received 36 responses: 14 responses were from individuals, and 22,Despite this, others used our consultation response in a manner that had the potential to decrease public

https://scvo.scot/p/58166/2023/03/13/scvo-response-to-foi-reform-bill-consultation

SCVO response to Access to Information Rights consultation (Scottish Government)

We have indicated where parts of our response map against the specific consultation questions.,This response puts forward a proportionate and practical approach to policy development that would deliver,Our response SCVO welcomes the opportunity to respond to this consultation.,We welcome the consultation paper’s acknowledgement of government policy to work towards eliminating,The government’s 2019 consultation received 36 responses: 14 responses were from individuals, and 22

https://scvo.scot/p/58210/2023/03/13/scvo-response-to-access-to-information-rights-consultation

Pre-Budget Scrutiny Evidence: Social Justice and Social Security Committee

About our response SCVO welcomes the opportunity to give evidence to the Social Justice and Social Security,SCVO policy submissions, engagement, and research with the sector throughout 22-23.,communication: Develop engagement protocols that set mutual expectations, including aspects such as consultation,SCVO outline several solutions to achieve this later in our response.,’s Fairer Funding principles with SCVO’s definition of Fair Funding – developed through significant research

https://scvo.scot/p/61863/2023/08/31/pre-budget-scrutiny-evidence-social-justice-and-social-security-committee

Post-legislative scrutiny: Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014

SCVO response to the Scottish Parliament Economy and Fair Work Committee's consultation on Assessing,and responses and submissions to previous consultations.,Still, implementation of reform has lagged well-meaning policy.,, participated in the 2021 consultation.,See our response to Question 6.

https://scvo.scot/p/62600/2023/09/27/post-legislative-scrutiny-procurement-reform-scotland-act-2014

Review of National Outcomes 2023 - SCVO response to call for evidence

Our submission builds upon our previous response to the Finance and Public Administration Committee in,Our response SCVO has long supported the National Performance Framework (NPF) since its inception in,However, our response primarily focuses on how the NPF can achieve greater impact.,As a result, our response is divided into two parts: Part One: Voluntary sector's contribution to the,In response to this recommendation, we take note of the Scottish Government's acknowledgement of the

https://scvo.scot/p/60157/2023/06/12/review-of-national-outcomes-2023-scvo-response-to-call-for-evidence

Get involved

Collaborate with us and our members to develop and promote voluntary sector policy perspectives for Scotland