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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.

Julia Morrison

Former Communications Officer at SCVO

Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act

What is Non-party Campaigning? Individuals or organisations that campaign in elections, but are not standing as political parties or...  Read more

Food banks in Scotland - Scottish Parliament Debate

Motion That the Parliament notes with concern the ever increasing rise in the number of people relying on food banks in Scotland and across...  Read more

Inquiry into Scotland’s Economic Future Post-2014

Our response SCVO welcomes the opportunity to respond to this call for evidence, and contributes the following: Economy When the economy...  Read more

Water and sewerage charges exemption scheme for small third sector organisations

Introduction The purpose of the Exemption Scheme is to support small-medium sized third sector organisations by exempting them from meeting...  Read more

Community Empowerment Bill

Our response SCVO welcomes the opportunity to respond to this consultation. Our response draws from a number of discussions held with our...  Read more

Survey: your business advisory needs

Thanks for your interest in this survey. It is now closed. If you would like to get in touch with someone at SCVO about this please email...  Read more

European Structural and Investment Funds – second stage consultation 2014

Implications of the current proposals The current governance arrangements for the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) are of...  Read more

Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee Inquiry into Lobbying

Our response The Need for Change Have there been significant changes over the last decade in the way that lobbying is carried out? Since...  Read more

Independent Review of Jobseeker’s Allowance Sanctions

More options download as a PDF document download as a Word document Introduction SCVO welcomes the opportunity to respond to this...  Read more

Discussion paper: The third sector and Scottish European Structural Funds

The role of the Third Sector in the implementation and delivery of European Structural Funds has been recognised at policy and operational...  Read more