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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.

Craig Wilson

Former Policy Officer at SCVO

Protecting the Rights of EU Citizens in Scotland

Introduction The current settled status scheme places the human rights of EU citizens at fundamental risk – their right to their...  Read more

Prorogues Gallery – Parliament Suspended Amidst Brexit Turmoil

Prime Minister Johnson (I think we can ditch ‘Boris’ now?) prorogues Parliament... Prorogues? Isn’t that the Irish band with that Christmas...  Read more

European Elections 2019

Through the early hours of this morning, results from the European Parliament elections started to pour in from across Europe. Unlike most...  Read more

Citizens' Assembly is logical Brexit choice

So, you're facing a crisis? Matters of state? Constitutional chaos? International economic catastrophe? Your place in the world? Have...  Read more

Scottish Government Debate – Contribution of EU Nationals

Thursday 20 December 2018 Download the PDF version of this document Our Position There are currently an estimated 3,500 EU...  Read more

Budget Panto Season

Amongst the hubbub of Brexit dealings and confidence votes, you could have been forgiven for forgetting about the humble old Scottish...  Read more

Scottish Government Debate - demonstrating leadership in human rights

Thursday 13 December 2018 Download a PDF version of this document. Our position Seventy years ago the Universal Declaration on...  Read more

Protecting Our Interests: Scotland’s Response to the UK Government and EU’s Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration

Protecting Our Interests: Scotland’s Response to the UK Government and EU’s Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration Wednesday 0...  Read more

#Budget2018 shows a lack of strategy for the sector and its long term viability

Red box in hand, the Chancellor, Philip Hammond, posed outside 11 Downing Street in front of journalists who had been informed only a few...  Read more

SNP Conference 2018

I couldn’t have been the only one who found it a little toe-curling to see SNP conference emblazoned with (SNP-branded) Obama-era ‘Yes We...  Read more