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Programme for Government proposal: Transparent voluntary sector funding
22 June 2023
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Tackling poverty and protecting people from harm Voluntary organisations provide practical and emotional,Publish annual awards data to the 360Giving platform. 3.,Introduction As financial pressures intensify, understanding Scottish Government spending decisions becomes,on the 360Giving platform, ensuring that published awards data meet the 360Giving data standard.,, which ensures that data meet the 360Giving data standard, including basic identifier core fields such
Response to Equalities, Human Rights, and Civil Justice Committee pre-budget scrutiny: (The impact of
24 August 2023
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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.
SCVO additional evidence to the UK Government's Energy Bills Relief Scheme Review
31 October 2022
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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
SCVO response to Access to Information Rights consultation (Scottish Government)
13 March 2023
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opportunity to present the case for maintaining and strengthening information rights in symmetry with protecting,roles is unrealistic, even less so if they are to perform a function with similar powers and duties to Data,Protection Officers under the Data Protect Act (DPA), as is proposed in the consultation on an FoI Reform,SCVO does not consider there to be adequate protections in place to prevent the system from being abused,There need to be explicit protections that sit alongside any designation of voluntary organisations to
https://scvo.scot/p/58210/2023/03/13/scvo-response-to-access-to-information-rights-consultation
Response to Finance and Public Administration pre-budget scrutiny: The sustainability of Scotland's finances
17 August 2023
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the First Minister in the Policy Prospectus, “New leadership - A fresh start”: tackling poverty and protecting,Question 12: Where should the Scottish Government protect or prioritise spending in its multi-year plans,Equality: Tackling poverty and protecting people from harm Voluntary organisations provide practical,New additional requirements and expectations being placed on organisations, including the introduction,flows to the sector and make the current data easier to assess.
SCVO response to the Social Justice & Social Security Committee: Charities (Regulation & Administration
7 February 2023
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process to date, it has been expressed to us that the time-period between previous engagement and the introduction,voluntary sector and ourselves in relation to this proposal in terms of potential impacts relating to data,protection and how accessible to the public such a record would be.,Data Protection Impact Assessment With regards to the above, we are encouraged by its findings given,a number of original concerns raised around data protection issues with regards to specific proposals