Welcome to the new Future Scotland site.

We have included all the information held on the previous version of the site, but now you can also submit your views directly, join in discussions on the discussion forum, book onto future events, read event reports from the homepage, and gen up on the FAQs. Enjoy, and we look forward to hearing from you!

The Third Sector, the National Conversation and the Future of Scotland

SCVO is keen that the voice of voluntary sector organisations should be heard in the debate on the constitution, and aims to encourage discussion and contributions from voluntary organisations, who may want to look at what changes may be beneficial to their organisation and to the communities and interests that they represent. We aim to do this primarily through a series of seminar events and through this interactive website. The Scottish Government is supporting our work in this area, and the Commission on Scottish Devolution ("Calman Commission") is also keen to involve the sector in its deliberations.

On this site you will find links to voluntary sector viewpoints, details of events, media news articles, a discussion forum, frequently asked questions, links to relevant sites and more.

Event Reports

You can view reports from previous SCVO events on the topic from here:

Future Scotland, the National Conversation and Related Constitutional Debate  - (Policy Officer Network Seminar, Edinburgh, 12th March 08 )

Too Important to Leave to the Politicians? Seminar at the Gathering, 20th June 2008

SCVO Submissions

You can view relevant SCVO submissions from here:

SCVO Letter to the Commission on Scottish Devolution June 2008