Consultation responses

14 August 2019 Local Governmentt Funding - SCVO response to local government committee - August 2019Download Our position The voluntary sector makes a significant contribution to communities across Scotland, with potential to do even more. That is often founded on genuine... Read more

02 July 2019 Public-Health-Scotland-Scottish-Government-SCVO-Response-June-2019Download Our position Governance of the new Public Health Scotland body needs to model a transparent, accountable and participative approach Public Health Reform must take a whole systems approach... Read more

SCVO response to Scottish Government - 5 June 2019 Devolved-Tax-A-Policy-framework-Scottish-Government-Consultation-June-2019Download Our position Scottish Government should now aim to engage a wider group of people and organisations in devolved tax policy, using digital... Read more

SCVO response to Scottish Parliament 03 May 2019 Funding of EU Structural Fund Priorities in ScotlandDownload Our positions Scottish Parliament should be the ultimate accountable body for any post-Brexit Structural Funds in Scotland. Any budget that is allocated to a UK wide fund... Read more

SCVO response to Scottish Government 09 April 2019 Job Grant Consultation - Scottish GovernmentDownload Our position SCVO believes that the policy intent of the Job Grant is right. Many young people will sustain several periods of unemployment since they are also more likely to... Read more

SCVO response to Scottish Government 01 April 2019 Summary While SCVO welcomes the opportunity to review Scottish charity law, we think there are some significant missed opportunities in this consultation, which fails to serve as the meaningful discussion piece required 13 years... Read more

​SCVO response to Scottish Government 27 November 2018 Our position SCVO strongly welcomes the Draft Action Plan as it helps give Open Government a home within Scottish Government But SCVO is aware of several parts of Government that appear prepared to be much more ambitious than... Read more

Scottish National Investment Bank - SCVO response to Scottish Government 01 November 2018 Download a PDF version of this document Our position The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) welcome the proposals for a National Investment Bank. The Bank should be closely... Read more

Adult social care reform for Scotland – discussion paper SCVO response to COSLA and Scottish Government 17 October 2018 Download a PDF copy of this paper Our position SCVO welcomes the discussion on reforming adult social care. Third sector must be a key participant in this... Read more

Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee Inquiry on Scottish Government Draft Budget 2019-2020 Download the PDF version of this document Our position Payment by results, the over-representation of the private sector, and prescriptive customer journeys mean there is likely to be... Read more