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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 briefing: Community Empowerment (Scotland) Bill, Stage 1 debate

This can make the policy objectives of the Bill seem at times incoherent.,Conclusion We welcome the central role that community empowerment now occupies in public policy.,Contact Felix Spittal Policy Officer Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Mansfield Traquair,our governance and membership structures are democratic and accountable - with an elected board and policy,Our policy is determined by a policy committee elected by our members. 1 Further details about SCVO can

https://scvo.scot/p/7770/2015/02/03/scvo-briefing-community-empowerment-scotland-bill-stage-1-debate

The Future of Social Care in Scotland

accompanying discussion paper to Jo Armstrong’s analysis ‘Scotland’s social care sector: The financial evidence,from other policy and social concerns.,self-directed support, due for publication in the summer, which will assess outcomes through seeking evidence,Research by Eccles and Cunningham, commissioned by CCPS, found some evidence of work intensification,,sense of representing carers’ interests more broadly, rather than individual experience and anecdotal evidence

https://scvo.scot/p/15370/2017/05/23/the-future-of-social-care-in-scotland

Health and Sport Committee Debate on Health Inequalities

Evidence from the third sector demonstrates the tragic human costs.,SCVO’s policy work is driven by three strategic aims – Society, Economy and Democracy.,[viii] Until policy and policy makers truly move into this realm, existing health inequalities will continue,Moreover, evidence suggests that the retrenchment of social protection, outlined in the planned UK welfare,/policy-library/sandwich-caring [v] http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/ataglance/ataglance60.asp [vi

https://scvo.scot/p/8401/2015/03/24/health-and-sport-committee-debate-on-health-inequalities

Carers (Scotland) Bill - Stage 1 Briefing for Health and Sport Committee

Policy decisions are leading to increased inequality amongst key groups [x][xi].,There is an increasing evidence base which shows the economic and social value of support to unpaid carers,Looking at the Bill in isolation from other policy and legislative changes, including competencies that,/policy-library/state-of-caring-2014 [vi] http://www.carers.org/news/wake-call-nation-over-reality-family-caring,[vii] http://www.carersuk.org/for-professionals/policy/policy-library/state-of-caring-2014 [viii]http

https://scvo.scot/p/8850/2015/04/22/carers-scotland-bill-stage-1-briefing-for-health-and-sport-committee

SCVO launches ‘I Love Charity’ campaign to inspire trust in charities

“We were pretty sure through anecdotal evidence that our service was valued by the families that we worked,at a size where we were having to raise a sizeable income, and we wanted to be able to very clearly evidence,It also provided evidence of the positive effect that The Yard has on the families who attend, with them

https://scvo.scot/p/24352/2018/02/21/scvo-launches-i-love-charity-campaign-to-inspire-trust-in-charities

Trust me, I’m a charity?

Survey finds that the public’s trust in charities has dropped, but also highlights some positives, and areas for improvement OK, given that this week is The Gathering and a celebration of charities, let’s start with some good news! Trust and confidence in charities remains high...

https://scvo.scot/p/24358/2018/02/22/trust-me-im-a-charity

Developing this website

More positively; it was well-used - by people sharing posts by our policy team, reading pages about how,integrated but there were opportunities to retire both the standalone Digital team website and the SCVO Evidence,Library database if their content could be copied into a new SCVO website.,Relevant to the sector, media, MSPs and activists - campaigning, news, policy.,We exported the old Evidence Library database with the help of IT colleagues imported it into our Salesforce

https://scvo.scot/p/24481/2018/01/31/developing-this-website

An Economy for All report #economyforall

[iv] Zero-hours contracts, Standard Note: SN/BT/6553, House of Commons Library (2014), p4.,[xiv] Agriculture and Climate Change, Standard Note: SN/SC/3763, House of Commons Library (2012).,Some Empirical Evidence, Easerlin (1974).,[xxxi] The performance of employee-owned businesses in Scotland: some preliminary empirical evidence,,[xxxix] See http://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/our-work/poverty-in-the-uk/humankind-index.

https://scvo.scot/p/4705/2014/05/07/an-economy-for-all-report-economyforall

Scottish Labour Health Inequalities Policy Review: SCVO response

[x] Until policy and policy makers truly move into this realm, existing health inequalities will continue,Moreover, evidence suggests that the retrenchment of social protection, outlined in the planned UK welfare,The shift to community capacity envisaged by Reshaping Care policy and within the policy intent driving,Our policy is determined by a policy committee elected by our members.[1] Further details about SCVO,/policy-library/sandwich-caring [iv] http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/ataglance/ataglance60.asp [v

https://scvo.scot/p/5262/2014/07/10/scottish-labour-health-inequalities-policy-review-scvo-response

SCVO response: Standards Committee Inquiry - Procedures for considering legislation

and direct engagement with people affected by the legislation, and with detailed and comprehensive evidence,Complexity, lengthy and technical bills can make it nearly impossible to get to the bottom of all policy,Contact Lynn Williams, Policy Officer Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations Mansfield Traquair,Our policy is determined by a policy committee elected by our members.[1] Further details about SCVO,f=asc&rid=1078 [1] SCVO’s Policy Committee has 24 members elected by SCVO’s member organisations who

https://scvo.scot/p/5269/2014/07/11/scvo-response-standards-committee-inquiry-procedures-for-considering-legislation

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