About our response SCVO welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil,Combined, these events have left the sector wrestling with a running costs crisis while the cost-of-living,Our response will focus on those where SCVO can provide evidence. Priority 1.,Government, the Scottish Government recognised the cost for businesses in paying the Living Wage; such costs apply,SCVO member surveys in 2013 and 2019 that focused on voluntary organisations’ experiences of procurement
https://scvo.scot/p/53617/2022/09/09/scvo-response-to-pre-budget-scrutiny-2023-24-the-impact-of-human-rights-budgeting
Our response SCVO welcomes the opportunity to respond to this consultation.,SCVO carried out two surveys, in 2013 and 2019, to capture members’ experiences of procurement processes,Fair Work First aims to drive fair work across the labour market by applying fair work criteria to grants,To support this, SCVO will continue to promote Fair Work through our events, working and advisory groups,Further details about SCVO can be found at scvo.scot
https://scvo.scot/p/48075/2021/12/23/becoming-a-fair-work-nation-consultation
Direction of travel
In July 2015 SCVO held a Fairer Scotland event, attended by many of our members and,The key principles outlined at that event formed the backbone of the Fairer Scotland strategy and it,When they are applying for a benefit they should be made aware, in a clear and concise manner, of the,At SCVOs consultation event attendees expressed their dissatisfaction with the PIP scheme for numerous,Practically speaking, this is identical to the system that the DWP used until October 2013.
https://scvo.scot/p/14097/2016/11/29/scvo-response-to-the-scottish-governments-social-security-consultation
Policy briefing
8 April 2016
Taking action together
SCVO briefing: issues for the third sector beyond,Despite this, in 2013/14 almost one million Scots lived in poverty after housing costs.,As a sector we can lead the way by seizing the opportunity to more widely apply rights-based approaches,that the human rights of individuals from all walks of life are respected, protected and fulfilled by applying,As a sector we must strive to encourage decision-makers to hold the meetings and events in communities
https://scvo.scot/p/12034/2016/04/11/scvo-briefing-issues-for-the-third-sector-beyond-2016
Examples of this could be parents holding a fundraising event for school equipment, or a collection in,or door to door Events (33,206): Either run directly by the charity, or with places in events purchased,Generally speaking, the regulatory regime for charities in Scotland applies equally to all charities,In 2013 it launched a certification scheme for the UK telemarketing industry TPS Assured.,promoting best practice, handling complaints and awarding sanctions should sit what sanctions should be applied
https://scvo.scot/p/10161/2015/09/23/the-effectiveness-of-the-self-regulation-of-fundraising-in-scotland-an-informal-review
Three year sanctions are being applied – in many cases placing people with disabilities at real risk,This applies particularly to disabled people[iii] or women who are victims of domestic violence[iv] reducing,In 2013, over 70% of third sector organisations had experienced a significant increase in demand for,/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/welfare-reform-mapping-report2.pdf [vi] http://www.theguardian.com/society,www.disabilityalliance.org/sites/default/files/pdf/r66.pdf [viii] http://www.hivscotland.com/news-and-events
https://scvo.scot/p/6701/2014/11/12/scvo-briefing-scottish-government-debate-on-welfare-12-november-2014
Along with our members and third sector/civic society partners, SCVO has been vocal about the impact,struggling to participate in society and the economy on an equal footing e.g. three year sanctions applied,SCVO’s Work
SCVO is working across a range of networks and forums to promote the positive impact of human,Senior Citizens Network and others through our Highlands and Islands Equality Forum (HIEF) to deliver events,briefings-consultation-responses/independent-review-of-jobseekers-allowance-sanctions/ [vii] http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013
https://scvo.scot/p/6695/2014/11/10/briefing-scottish-government-debate-on-human-rights
Such events were one of the outstanding successes of the referendum campaign and all efforts must be,institutions of governance and decision-making, but must also see decision-makers holding meetings and events,The Scottish National Action Plan on Human Rights (SNAP) in 2013 set out a rights-based approach in Scottish,assets in Neilston, Maryhill, and Castlemilk have shown what can be achieved when this philosophy is applied,and Administration http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/0044/00448004.pdf [2] Govan by-election Oct 2013
https://scvo.scot/p/6723/2014/11/14/a-new-democracy-for-scotland-discussion-paper-by-the-scottish-council-for-voluntary-organisations
