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Sheghley Ogilvie
Policy and Public Affairs Officer
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- I am SCVO's policy and public affairs lead on funding and procurement. I cover the Programme for Government, the Scottish and UK Budgets, and the cost-of-living. I also work on the role of the voluntary sector as an employer, focusing on Fair Work and volunteering and represent SCVO on the Scottish Volunteering Forum Steering Group. I previously led on social security, poverty, and rights-based approaches and SCVO's Policy Network and Intermediaries Network. To discuss our policy priorities or find out more about our networks get in touch.
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Latest posts by Sheghley Ogilvie
2026 has been a busy year in Scottish politics. A new Scottish Parliament has brought fresh opportunities for engagement, emerging evidence on Fair Work First has reinforced the many benefits of Fair Work, discussions on the future of public service reform are beginning to take... Read more
Summary It is widely understood that Scotland’s voluntary sector is facing unprecedented challenges. Years of underfunding and poor funding practices, and crises such as the pandemic, and the cost-of-living crisis, have put the voluntary sector under increasing pressure... Read more
The Employment Rights Act, passed by the UK Government in December 2025, represents the most significant overhaul of UK employment law in a generation, a significant opportunity to strengthen workers' rights and improve job security across Scotland, and the rest of the UK. SCVO... Read more
SCVO welcomes the opportunity to respond to questions 1, 2 ,4 and 33 of the UK Government consultation on reforms relating to zero hours and similar contracts to implement measures in the Employment Rights Act 2025. Q1.a: For directly engaged workers, which of the following... Read more
This letter was sent to Kate Forbes MSP, Deputy First Minister on the 26th of January 2026 from Anna Fowlie, Chief Executive, SCVO, Lesley Kelly, TSI Scotland Network, Louise Goodlad, Third Sector Employability Forum (TSEF) and Euan Leitch, Chief Executive, SURF. Dear Deputy... Read more
This letter was sent to Shona Robison MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Finance & Local Government on the 17th of December 2025 from Anna Fowlie, Chief Executive, SCVO and Alan Stevenson, Chief Executive, Volunteer Scotland. Dear Cabinet Secretary We write to you as the leaders of... Read more
Having entered the New Year, the long-awaited UK Government Autumn Budget – Labour’s second since taking office- may seem like a distant memory. As a reminder, it was a Budget preceded by a stream of leaks, but which still offered a surprise on Budget day when the Office for... Read more
Summary The Spending Review can recognise, resource, and support the voluntary sector and our essential services by aligning the Scottish Government’s “Fairer Funding” principles with SCVO’s definition of Fair Funding including: Multi-year funding: funding that provides a minimum... Read more
Dear Chancellor Ahead of the Autumn Budget set to be published at the end of the month, we write to you on behalf of charities and community organisations across the UK. Rather than engage with ongoing speculation ahead of this Autumn Budget, we wish to make a simple appeal. We... Read more
Question 1: What actions should the Scottish Government be taking now to start to address these ‘Scottish specific fiscal sustainability challenges’? The voluntary sector is and should be recognised as part of the solution to Scotland’s long-term fiscal challenges. The voluntary... Read more