SCVO Briefing: Scottish Budget 2024/2025 Stage 1 Debate
Summary SCVO welcomed the Scottish Government commitment to deliver ‘Fairer Funding’ by 2026 in the Policy Prospectus, New leadership... Read more
The First Minister promised action, not warm words, the Budget delivered neither.
Last month First Minister Humza Yousaf joined colleagues across the voluntary sector at SCVO’s annual conference, The Gathering, where... Read more
SCVO Briefing: Scottish Budget 2024/2025
The problem Action is urgently needed in the 2024/2025 Scottish Budget to secure the voluntary sector’s essential services.  ... Read more
As the real Living Wage rate increases, how can the sector be supported to pay staff fairly?
Last week the Living Wage Foundation announced the real Living Wage rate would increase by 10% to £12 an hour (£13.15 in London), as... Read more
Why Fair Funding for the voluntary sector is needed to achieve government's ambitions
Earlier this month on the one-year anniversary of Liz Truss beginning her short, ill-fated stint as Leader of the Conservative Party and UK... Read more
SCVO briefing to Scottish Parliament: Programme for Government 2023/24
The Problem Scotland's voluntary sector is an employer, a partner, and a vital social and economic actor which employs over 135,000 paid... Read more
Pre-Budget Scrutiny Evidence: Social Justice and Social Security Committee
About our response SCVO welcomes the opportunity to give evidence to the Social Justice and Social Security Committee ahead of the 202... Read more
Response to Equalities, Human Rights, and Civil Justice Committee pre-budget scrutiny: (The impact of the Scottish Budget on the public)
About our response SCVO welcomes the opportunity to respond to questions 5 and 7 of the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil... Read more
Fair Funding and Fair Work: Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations and TSI Scotland Network
Context Scotland has exemplary commitments to becoming a Fair Work Nation and has clear guidance in place on what “fair work... Read more
Response to Finance and Public Administration pre-budget scrutiny: The sustainability of Scotland's finances
SCVO welcomes the opportunity to respond to questions 12, 16 and 17 of the Finance and Public Administration Committee’s pre-budget... Read more