Posts tagged Other Regulation

About our response SCVO is fully committed to Scotland achieving its climate change goals, and we welcome the opportunity to respond to the Scottish Government’s consultation on the Heat in Buildings Bill. Many voluntary organisations across Scotland, of course, rent space in non... Read more

About our submission We have undertaken initial scoping work and engagement with voluntary organisations to inform our position on proposals included within this consultation, including: Hosting an engagement event on the proposals in partnership with the Human Rights Consortium... Read more

In April, HMRC published a consultation on charity tax compliance to: “examine … charity taxation rules to help tackle non-compliance and protect the integrity of the charity sector without changing the overall purpose of the reliefs … [and] … ensure the rules continue to be fit... Read more

SCVO is calling for the Energy Bills Relief Scheme to be extended to voluntary sector non-domestic customers beyond March and for an urgent announcement of how off-grid voluntary organisations will be supported under the current scheme. If, as suggested, changes are to be made to... Read more

About us The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is the national membership organisation for the voluntary sector. We champion the sector, provide services, and debate big issues. Along with our community of 2,900+ members, we believe that charities, social... Read more

SCVO briefing on Defamation and Malicious Publication (Scotland) Bill Stage TwoDownload About SCVO The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is the national membership organisation for the voluntary sector. We champion the sector, provide services, and debate big... Read more

SCVO Briefing - Defamation and Malicious Publication (Scotland) Bill Stage One debate - PDF versionDownload Summary of our position The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) supports the exemption for charities under part two of the Defamation and Malicious... Read more

It has been a difficult couple of years for many fundraising organisations. High-profile media coverage of instances of poor fundraising practice in the UK came as a shock not only to the public, but also to the vast majority of those fundraising organisations and many in the... Read more

This papers offers a comparison of the OSCR and Charity Commission guidance for charities on how to approach campaigning around the EU referendum. Read more

Opportunity to make both donors and beneficiaries central in future model Read more