Key sector win on Disclosure changes comes into force 
A new amendment order regarding disclosure checks comes into force this week after much campaigning by SCVO, WRVS and other voluntary sector partners.  This will ensure that organisations providing social care services involving staff having unsupervised one-to-one contact with adults at risk can now get an enhanced disclosure check.  Click here to see the latest guidance on these changes.  For more information, please contact Disclosure Scotland or CRBS or call SCVO's Information Line on 0800 169 0022.

SCVO critical of Calman Commission's charity recommendations
The Scottish Commission on Devolution (the 'Calman Commission') issued its final report on Monday 15th June.  Click here for SCVO's full media release and here for our briefing to MSPs which lays out SCVO's solutions to the issues raised by the Commission.

SCVO member discount for International Rural Conference
SCVO members can attend the International Rural Forum in Udaipur, India in August at a reduced rate if they book before 16th July. SCVO members who are quick off the mark can register for the early bird price of $500 instead of the full price $600. More info on the conference here.  Members of SCVO's rural team will be there running workshops on their work on rural community buildings and IT-based networks, and doing research for the Rural Network website.