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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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SCVO additional evidence to the UK Government's Energy Bills Relief Scheme Review

The introduction of the Energy Bills Relief Scheme has offered a much-needed lifeline for voluntary organisations,organisations will not be able to keep the lights on, meet demand, support volunteers, or uplift wages to protect,a result, many voluntary organisations have been forced to try and find solutions or take steps to protect,Data collected for the Scottish Third Sector Tracker has shown that 40% of voluntary organisations faced

https://scvo.scot/p/54967/2022/10/31/scvo-additional-evidence-to-the-uk-governments-energy-bills-relief-scheme-review

Response to Equalities, Human Rights, and Civil Justice Committee pre-budget scrutiny: (The impact of

the First Minister in the Policy Prospectus, “New leadership - A fresh start”: Tackling poverty and protecting,The latest data from the Scottish Third Sector Tracker shows that the running cost crisis has pushed,New additional requirements and expectations being placed on organisations, including the introduction,Transparency can be significantly boosted by publishing grant data in user-friendly formats.,on the 360Giving platform, ensuring that published awards data meet the 360Giving data standard.

https://scvo.scot/p/61732/2023/08/24/response-to-equalities-human-rights-and-civil-justice-committee-pre-budget-scrutiny-the-impact-of-the-scottish-budget-on-the-public

SCVO response: The future of land reform in Scotland

Introduction The ownership and use of land are important to the third sector and the people we work with,How land is managed is critical to addressing environmental challenges, through the protection of biodiversity,In addition to the benefits to government derived from having access to more co-ordinated data, these,Making the data freely available would help communities consider the role of local land assets in their,We see no justification for this in policy terms and strongly oppose the introduction of a duty that

https://scvo.scot/p/7865/2015/02/10/scvo-response-the-future-of-land-reform-in-scotland

SCVO response: OSCR - Targeted Regulation of Scottish Charities

We question how gathering this data will improve the public accountability and transparency of charities,We support the introduction of specific guidance on Trustee Annual Reports for smaller charities.,Section 5.4 states that for data protection reasons OSCR must redact the signatures of charity trustees,We have some concerns about this mechanism but on balance we would support the introduction of serious,trustees.Provided it is adequately resourced and adopts a positive approach to resolving problems, we support the introduction

https://scvo.scot/p/6534/2014/10/24/scvo-response-oscr-targeted-regulation-of-scottish-charities

Parliamentary debate: Scotland's Outlook campaign

reasons include delays in benefit payments and delays because of changes within the system e.g. the introduction,Scotland the richest 10% of households are 273 times wealthier than the poorest 10% of households (ONS data,people who are left with nothing to live on, to ensure that no one falls through the systems set up to protect

https://scvo.scot/p/3958/2014/03/24/parliamentary-debate-scotlands-outlook-campaign

The effectiveness of the self-regulation of fundraising in Scotland: an informal review

The same is true for data protection legislation, an important element of the recent concerns over fundraising,Protection Act 1984.,Of particular relevance to fundraising practices is its role enforcing and overseeing the Data Protection,Further data protection safeguards are expected within two to three years as a result of the European,Commission’s General Data Protection Regulation.

https://scvo.scot/p/10161/2015/09/23/the-effectiveness-of-the-self-regulation-of-fundraising-in-scotland-an-informal-review

Commission on Local Government Tax Reform

Introduction Tax reform is a complex issue and not one that we are experts in.,redesigning the local tax system so that it is truly progressive, with households who cannot afford to pay protected,Given the availability of house price data due to the UK's obsession with property prices, it seems perfectly

https://scvo.scot/p/9312/2015/06/10/commission-on-local-government-tax-reform

Briefing: health and social care standards

Human Rights The focus on human rights is very much welcomed, particularly given the introduction of,For example, CCTV may be seen as a breach of privacy but this might be necessary to protect people from,Data protection is applicable to other methods and in the context of dementia, there are specific issues

https://scvo.scot/p/14383/2017/01/20/briefing-health-and-social-care-standards

Consultation on new policy directions for the Big Lottery Fund: distribution of National Lottery money in England and UK-wide funding programmes

works with – making this a part of the funding package for all organisations funded; share learning, data,welcomes the opportunity to respond to this consultation and would like to contribute the following: Introduction,This independence and ability to do what others do not must be protected.,and its infrastructure; proof of concept funding, and breaking new ground; helping the sector spread data

https://scvo.scot/p/13344/2016/08/08/consultation-on-new-policy-directions-for-the-big-lottery-fund-distribution-of-national-lottery-money-in-england-and-uk-wide-funding-programmes

Implications for Scotland and the third sector on leaving the EU

The First Minister has since listed the five key interests she will seek to protect during the coming,Social protection - "ensuring the continued protection of workers' and wider human rights".,It has been suggested that a creeping erosion of rights protecting disabled people, perhaps over many,Rural Affairs has consistently pushed for a weakening of EU air pollution limits and a delay to their introduction,anti-poverty charities, health charities, and employability charities, all of whom share learning, data

https://scvo.scot/p/13459/2016/08/26/implications-for-scotland-and-the-third-sector-on-leaving-the-eu

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