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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.

Kate Wane

Former Policy Officer at SCVO

Welfare Funds (Scotland) Bill Stage 3 Briefing

Dignity and Choice; Action not Rhetoric We welcome the addition of a dignity clause at Stage 2 but remain disappointed that the third sector...  Read more

Draft legislation takes few steps backwards from Smith

Three days ahead of its Burns Night deadline, the UK Government has published its draft legislation to enact the powers proposed by the...  Read more

Opportunity knocks with the #smithcommission

With Smith giving powers over job support to Scotland there’s a huge opportunity for the third sector to show off what it can do.   Read more

Smith Commission: cabin fever, thank yous & what's next

Submitting a coordinated third sector response to the Smith Commission is just the beginning...  Read more

The vast potential of digital public services

More public services are going digital. It’s time to ask “what would you like to do online?” Let’s be ambitious!  Read more

#BigBigDebate: Chance to hear young voices better late than never

The #BigBigDebate was a rare opportunity to find out what young people in Scotland have to say about the referendum. And it didn’t...  Read more

No ice buckets for me please

There was a great debate over dinner in the Wane house last night. My sister Charlotte has been nominated for the #IceBucketChallenge by a...  Read more

Can we trust the opposition parties to implement their devolution promises?

The Scottish Conservatives have set out their plans for more powers if Scotland says No on 18 September  Read more

#SNP14: Will we find substance behind the rhetoric?

This weekend’s party conference is a chance for the SNP to demystify what independent Scotland could do about poverty.  Read more

Tory conference: Protests, pandas and the Prime Minister

Can the Tories make the case for the Union while fending off attacks on Westminster policy?  Read more