Posts tagged Economy

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

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

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

SCVO has just published an analysis of Pay in the voluntary sector. Our analysis found that voluntary sector pay is managing to keep up with inflation and with the private sector, but it is lagging well behind public sector pay. The voluntary sector is also lagging the public... 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

SCVO will be engaging with political parties ahead of the next Scottish Parliament election, scheduled to take place in May 2026. This is our response to the Scottish Labour Party's Scottish Policy Forum's initial consultation - part of its policy development process, ahead of... Read more