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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.

Felix Spittal

Former Policy Officer at SCVO

Charities, the Lobbying Act and the Holyrood election

New rules on Lobbying will affect charities in the run up to May 2016  Read more

Fundraising Review - next steps

Update following the summit in November  Read more

Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee enquiry – Lobbying Bill

This is SCVO's response to the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee's call for views on the Lobbying (Scotland...  Read more

Lobbying Act and the third sector in Scotland - independent research findings

Introduction Passed by the Conservative-led coalition government in January 2014, the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and...  Read more

Scotland Bill 2015-16 Report Stage – Monday 9th November

Introduction As it stands the Scotland Bill is not a coherent piece of legislation and, along with many in our sector, SCVO questions its...  Read more

Is SCVO opposed to transparency?

Policy Officer, Felix Spittal questions whether the new report ‘Holyrood exposed – a guide to Lobbying in Scotland’ is a helpful...  Read more

Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002: Extension of Coverage

Our response Introduction SCVO has maintained a clear position on extension of FOI to the third sector. We support the extension of Freedom...  Read more

Programme for Government 2015-16

Policy Officer Felix Spittal looks at the 2015/2016 Programme for Government and gives his view on what it means for the third sector.  Read more

A distorted view of the charitable sector

The sector Ian Bell writes about in his article ‘What next: chuggers fundraising for the NHS?’ is definitely not one that I recognise or one...  Read more

Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee enquiry – Land Reform Bill

Introduction SCVO welcomes the Scottish Government’s commitment to land reform and increased community ownership of land. It is encouraging...  Read more