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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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Finance Committee Inquiry into Scottish Rate of Income Tax

Our response SCVO welcomes the opportunity to respond to this consultation and would like to contribute,The mechanisms used by Calman and Smith to devolve some responsibility for this tax to the Scottish Parliament,information about our proposal to shift thinking to valuing people’s contribution to society in all its forms,[ii] Tax for our times, Daisy Srblin, 2015 [iii] See SCVO’s submission to Commission on Local Tax Reform,[vi] See SCVO’s submission to the Smith Commission, 2014.

https://scvo.scot/p/10032/2015/08/28/finance-committee-inquiry-into-scottish-rate-of-income-tax

Scottish Affairs Committee Inquiry: Work of the Scottish Affairs Committee

We would also encourage the Committee to reflect upon the recommendations of the Speaker's Commission,response to the Smith Commission and SCVO's work priorities: Social Security & Employability Social,s interest in, and ability to examine, the effects of social security policies on areas of devolved responsibility,the UK and suggesting how more coherence could be created between equalities legislation and devolved responsibilities,Asylum This was an issue identified for further consideration by the Smith Commission and we consider

https://scvo.scot/p/10034/2015/08/31/scottish-affairs-committee-inquiry-work-of-the-scottish-affairs-committee

SCVO 2016 Holyrood Manifesto - Key Themes

the prospect of new powers over income tax through the Scotland Act 2012 and Scotland Bill 2015-16, SCVO,For SCVO there are two key questions to be answered before we began to consider what we might do with,Our response to the Fairer Scotland consultation was informed by SCVO’s recently published employability,SCVO believes that we need to value all forms of contribution, not just jobs, and to tailor support to,However, as the sector has stated from the outset of the Smith Commission process, those who will be

https://scvo.scot/p/10549/2015/11/05/scvo-2016-holyrood-manifesto-key-themes

Scotland Bill 2015-16 Report Stage – Monday 9th November

Full Devolution of Welfare In our response to the Smith Commission SCVO called for the devolution of,In our response to the Smith Commission we sought the full devolution of welfare – excluding pensions,In our response to the Smith Commission SCVO called for those aspects of employment law that directly,As noted by Nourish Scotland in its’ response to SCVO’s Smith Commission consultation this would align,In addition, and as noted in our response to the Smith Commission: ‘if employment law were to be devolved

https://scvo.scot/p/10556/2015/11/06/scotland-bill-2015-16-report-stage-monday-9th-november

SCVO Briefing – Creating a Fairer Scotland

Introduction In January 2016, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) published the most comprehensive,As can be seen from our members’ contributions during the Smith Commission process, many in our sector,support service for older people - assisting and enabling them to eat well and live independently for as long,SCVO believes that we need to value all forms of contribution, not just jobs, and to tailor support to,SCVO and our members believe that many key indicators of fairness are intrinsically linked.

https://scvo.scot/p/12643/2016/06/22/scvo-briefing-creating-a-fairer-scotland

Briefing: Scottish Government debate on human rights

In a response to this, Foodtrain and SCVO argued: “Food is vital to our very survival, it connects and,to the Smith Commission.,[xxii] http://www.scvo.scot/long-form-posts/an-economy-for-all-report-economyforall/ [xxiii] http://,www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/0045/00451915.pdf [xxiv] http://www.scvo.scot/long-form-posts/scvo-response-smith-commission,/#Anchor9 [xxv] Engender submission to the Smith Commission on devolution October 2014

https://scvo.scot/p/6695/2014/11/10/briefing-scottish-government-debate-on-human-rights

Devolution must be led and decided by people of Scotland, not just by politicians

) has used its submission to the Smith Commission on more powers for Scotland to call for the full devolution,said: “The debate about devolution has focused on specific powers and responsibilities, but failed to,This would mean that, despite the Smith Commission’s impossibly tight timetable, we can still pursue,call Charlotte McNeill, Press Officer, SCVO on 0779 060 1995 Read the response in full here: http://,www.scvo.scot/long-form-posts/scvo-response-smith-commission/

https://scvo.scot/p/6578/2014/11/03/devolution-must-be-led-and-decided-by-people-of-scotland-not-just-by-politicians

Smith Commission: cabin fever, thank yous & what's next

Submitting a coordinated third sector response to the Smith Commission is just the beginning...

https://scvo.scot/p/6586/2014/11/03/smith-commission-cabin-fever-thank-yous-whats-next

Quick guide to Smith Commission Report

This morning the Smith Commission released its report, setting out the agreement between the main political,In our original submission to the Smith Commission, we asked for a number of powers to be devolved.,The icon gives an indication as to whether the requests in SCVO's submission have been met, partially,The text is taken directly from the Smith Commission report.,recipient and not result in an automatic offsetting reduction in their entitlement to other benefits or post-tax

https://scvo.scot/p/7013/2014/11/27/quick-guide-to-smith-commission-report