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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.

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SCVO response to EHRCJ Committee - Pre-budget scrutiny 2022-23

meetings with the Scottish Government.SCVO policy submissions and engagement with the sector throughout 2020,On the back of this we urged the EHR Committee in 2020 to revisit these recommendations, and welcomed,The budget should play a key role in creating the necessary conditions for greater partnership working,This includes a shift away from competitive tendering to more collaborative approaches.,Do you feel that you, your organisation, and the evidence you gather, can genuinely influence government

https://scvo.scot/p/45240/2021/10/01/scvo-response-to-ehrcj-committee-pre-budget-scrutiny-2022-23

SCVO response to the Advisory Group on Economic Recovery

May 2020 View a PDF of SCVO's full consultation responseDownload About SCVO The Scottish Council for,conditions, and unpaid carers.,But, for many of Scotland's charities and community groups, the outlook for 2020 was already 'unsettled,This allows the sector to gather lived experience to advocate for change, and these relationships also,Competition for funding can lead to an organisation straying from their purpose in their efforts to survive

https://scvo.scot/p/38613/2020/05/29/scvo-response-to-the-advisory-group-on-economic-recovery

SCVO submission to the House of Lords: lessons from coronavirus

July 2020 Lessons from coronavirus - House of Lords Select Committee on Public Service - July 2020 (PDF,organisations have gone above and beyond to support people and communities in the most challenging conditions,on partnership working of a competitive funding/commissioning environment.,health conditions, which are at the frontline of the impact of the pandemic.,This allows the sector to gather lived experience to advocate for change, and these relationships also

https://scvo.scot/p/39501/2020/07/10/scvo-submission-to-the-house-of-lords-lessons-from-coronavirus

SCVO response to FoI Reform Bill consultation (Katy Clark MSP)

Charities and other voluntary organisations need the right conditions to deliver on their missions, and,We do not want to see public authorities with less competition for contracts or more contracts going,and Environmental Regulation Requests, working out at an average of 7.5 requests per organisation in 2020,Voluntary organisations will support information gathering to respond to legitimate requests, but the,It could influence the offering of competing organisations and create space for anti-competitiveness.

https://scvo.scot/p/58166/2023/03/13/scvo-response-to-foi-reform-bill-consultation

SCVO response to Access to Information Rights consultation (Scottish Government)

Charities and other voluntary organisations need the right conditions to deliver on their missions, and,We do not want to see public authorities with less competition for contracts or more contracts going,and Environmental Regulation Requests, working out at an average of 7.5 requests per organisation in 2020,Voluntary organisations will support information gathering to respond to legitimate requests, but the,It could influence the offering of competing organisations and create space for anti-competitiveness.

https://scvo.scot/p/58210/2023/03/13/scvo-response-to-access-to-information-rights-consultation

SCVO response to the Social Justice & Social Security Committee: Charities (Regulation & Administration

contributions published following the Scottish Government’s follow-up engagement processes between 2020,The follow-up process in 2020, leading into 2021, to further develop and refine proposals, utilised a,The voluntary sector since 2005 The conditions in which voluntary sector organisations work have changed,bodies engaged in work in similar areas of social or environmental responsibility, leading to increased competition,Clarification of existing provision, to improve speed and efficiency regarding OSCR's powers to gather

https://scvo.scot/p/56983/2023/02/07/scvo-response-to-the-social-justice-social-security-committee-charities-regulation-administration-scotland-bill

SCVO response to the Finance & Public Administration Committee: Scotland's public finances in 2023-24,- the impact of the cost of living and public service reform

Long-term funding provides financial sustainability to organisations that need to plan long-term and,Our evidence described a competitive tendering system that creates undue strain and uncertainty for the,to recently pioneered a service only for the local authority to put it back out to tender on reduced conditions,In 2020/21, 40% of charities spent more than their income in 2020/21, with that rising to 46% of smaller,The Third Sector Unit should have a role in gathering this information and publishing an accurate picture

https://scvo.scot/p/52616/2022/08/19/scvo-response-to-the-finance-public-administration-committee-scotlands-public-finances-in-2023-24-the-impact-of-the-cost-of-living-and-public-service-reform