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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.

Posts tagged Lobbying

See what Jenny thinks about the Stage 2 committee session on the Lobbying (Scotland) Bill – which held some surprisingly good news for the sector. Read more
Lobbying (Scotland) Bill – Stage 2 SCVO Briefing 2 February 2016 Key points: To ensure diverse views are still encouraged at Parliament and the voice of smaller third sector organisations is not lost, we continue to urge MSPs to ensure that the Lobbying Bill remains light touch... Read more
New rules on Lobbying will affect charities in the run up to May 2016 Read more
Lobbying (Scotland) Bill – Stage 1 SCVO Briefing 5 January 2016 Key points: To ensure diverse views are still encouraged at Parliament and the voice of smaller third sector organisations is not lost, we urge MSPs to ensure that the Lobbying Bill remains light touch If the... Read more
This is SCVO's response to the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee's call for views on the Lobbying (Scotland) Bill. The Bill aims to increase transparency of lobbying by introducing a statutory register of paid lobbyists that meet with MSPs and Ministers... Read more
Racism, lobbying and Holyrood 2016 with David McColgan, SCVO policy committee member In the latest SCVO Policy Podcast, Policy Officer Jenny Bloomfield talks to David McColgan, SCVO policy committee member. Listen below to find out: David's suggestions on how the third sector can... Read more
Legislation is negative for the Scottish third sector, especially smaller organisations Read more
Introduction Passed by the Conservative-led coalition government in January 2014, the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 (better known as the ‘Lobbying Act’) significantly amended campaign and election law in the United Kingdom... Read more
If politicians want greater transparency on lobbying, then they need to make the first move Read more
Our response Question 1 – Do you agree that the Government’s three core principles are appropriate to inform the delivery of an effective and proportionate lobbying registration regime in Scotland? The core principles described are largely successful in defining what the... Read more