Consultation responses

Scottish National Investment Bank - SCVO response to Scottish Government 01 November 2018 Download a PDF version of this document Our position The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) welcome the proposals for a National Investment Bank. The Bank should be closely... Read more

Adult social care reform for Scotland – discussion paper SCVO response to COSLA and Scottish Government 17 October 2018 Download a PDF copy of this paper Our position SCVO welcomes the discussion on reforming adult social care. Third sector must be a key participant in this... Read more

Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee Inquiry on Scottish Government Draft Budget 2019-2020 Download the PDF version of this document Our position Payment by results, the over-representation of the private sector, and prescriptive customer journeys mean there is likely to be... Read more

SCVO response to UK Government 05 September 2018 This paper is now: Published Our Position SCVO supports the society lottery annual sales limit being increased to £100 million.We hold that the society lotteries and the National Lottery complement each other in raising funds to... Read more

SCVO response: Scottish Parliament Health & Sport Committee 13 August 2018 Download a PDF version of this response Our position SCVO regards the Bill’s provisions around social care services as unnecessary. Any future legislative proposals in this area that affect the third... Read more

Loneliness and Isolation Strategy - SCVO response to Scottish Government Download the PDF version of this document 02 May 2018 Our position SCVO welcomes this world-leading national strategy for tackling loneliness. Human rights and gender based approaches should frame this work... Read more

SCVO response to Scottish Parliament Finance Committee Download the PDF version of this response 13 April 2018 Our position SCVO is a named stakeholder in the current European Structural and Investment Funds, and also a member of a UK-wide group exploring successor arrangements... Read more

SCVO response to Scottish Parliament Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee Download the PDF version of this response 13 April 2018 Our position SCVO is a named stakeholder in the ESIF Operational Programmes. Based on this experience: We note a lack of transparency in the approval... Read more

SCVO response to Scottish Parliament Local Government and Communities Committee Download the PDF version of this response 13 April 2018 Our position We strongly welcome all the revised National Outcomes. And the Sustainable Development Goals being used to frame them. On the other... Read more

Summary The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) and Wales Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA) are requesting that Scottish and Welsh MP give their backing to the cross-party tabling of amendments from the Scottish and Welsh Governments’. SCVO and WCVA have... Read more