Rachel Le Noan

Collaboration, partnership, cooperation. These are easy words to put on paper. Living up to them is much harder. As SCVO recent research findings show: partnership matters. It matters because we all want the best for people and communities across Scotland. It matters because we... Read more

Our position Voluntary organisations are at the heart of Scotland’s response to the biggest challenges we face — tackling poverty, improving health and wellbeing, supporting children and families, strengthening local economies, advancing climate action, building skills for the... Read more

Our position Voluntary organisations are at the heart of Scotland’s response to the biggest challenges we face — tackling poverty, improving health and wellbeing, supporting children and families, strengthening local economies, advancing climate action, building skills for the... Read more

SCVO The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is the national membership organisation for the voluntary sector in Scotland. Our mission is to champion the role of voluntary organisations in building a flourishing society and support them to do work that has a... Read more

The Spring Statement and recent changes to employers’ National Insurance Contributions (eNICs) will have a significant impact on the voluntary sector in both Scotland and the UK. At a time when funding is insufficient and funding processes remain inefficient, governments at all... Read more

A Vision for Rural Scotland The purpose of this vision is to clarify the long-term goal and the overarching purpose of the Rural Delivery Plan. Scottish Government want this to provide direction towards a shared future for rural Scotland. Draft vision for rural Scotland: "Our... Read more

In September we welcomed the publication of the Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture (CEEAC) Committee’s report on Barriers to trade in goods and opportunities to improve the UK/EU trading relationship. The Scottish Advisory Forum on Europe (SAFE) was pleased to... Read more

At the time of the EU Ambassador’s visit to Scotland last spring, it felt like relations between the UK and the EU were beginning to improve. Today speculation is also mounting as to whether the actions of the new UK government will translate into a new (and dare I say, better... Read more

Last week brought another Spring Budget – and it all felt a bit like Groundhog Day, didn’t it? Pre-election giveaways caught the headlines – against a backdrop of low growth and productivity. Disappointingly absent from the Chancellor’s statement was recognition of the... Read more

If it now feels that the political conversation on Levelling Up has moved on, last week was a reminder that funding is still being distributed in Scotland. The Chancellor announced £80million for the ‘expansion of Levelling Up partnership programmes in Scotland’ in the Autumn... Read more