Posts tagged Policy briefing

What is Non-party Campaigning? Individuals or organisations that campaign in elections, but are not standing as political parties or candidates, are called non-party campaigners. The Electoral Commission regulates activities deemed as being for election purposes during a... Read more

Motion That the Parliament notes with concern the ever increasing rise in the number of people relying on food banks in Scotland and across the UK; considers that it is not only the unemployed, but also those underemployed or underpaid who are increasingly becoming reliant on... Read more

Our response SCVO welcomes the opportunity to respond to this call for evidence, and contributes the following: Economy When the economy failed in 2008, the impact of fewer jobs and lower wages affected many people across Scotland. These are often the people who are found queuing... Read more

Introduction The purpose of the Exemption Scheme is to support small-medium sized third sector organisations by exempting them from meeting the cost of water and sewerage services. The Scottish Government is currently consulting on a new exemption scheme for third sector... Read more

Our response SCVO welcomes the opportunity to respond to this consultation. Our response draws from a number of discussions held with our members, third sector intermediary bodies and our Policy Committee. We are clear that the primary role for government and the public sector in... Read more

Our response The Need for Change Have there been significant changes over the last decade in the way that lobbying is carried out? Since the inception of the Scottish Parliament, the third sector’s role in the creation of public policy has increased steadily. By developing strong... Read more

More options download as a PDF document download as a Word document Introduction SCVO welcomes the opportunity to respond to this review of sanctions within the Jobseekers Allowance regime. Our aim in this response is to highlight the devastating impact of sanctions on... Read more

Key principles Local democracy is not the same as local government. Local representative democracy and participative democracy, where people associate directly to make change happen, act in concert to check and balance each other. Elected representatives need to nourish and... Read more

SCVO briefing The non-party campaigning section of this bill must be withdrawn The bill is an attack on democracy which could restrict legitimate participation in the political process Implications of the changes in Scotland The reductions in spending and registration thresholds... Read more

1. Underpinning objectives and principles Earlier this year, SCVO produced a paper which outlined third sector thinking about the principles and objectives which might underpin a future welfare settlement in Scotland. The paper argues that the starting point for welfare in... Read more