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The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) appreciates the opportunity to respond to your letter on 26th June 2025 as part of the work the Criminal Justice Committee is undertaking on the challenges facing businesses and vulnerable individuals in Scotland from the... Read more

About our response SCVO welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Scottish Government consultation on proposed amendments to the Dissolution Regulations for Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisations (SCIOs). SCVO was a contributing member of the SCIO Dissolution Working... Read more

The SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice) sets out the requirements for reporting in charity accounts. Between March and June 2025, the SORP-making body consulted on the Exposure Draft SORP. Responses were collected using an online form, on which SCVO submitted the following... Read more

The Scottish Government has sought the views and experiences of stakeholders on the use of Strategic lawsuits against public participation, or SLAPPs for short. These are lawsuits or threats of legal action that engage abusive litigation tactics in proceedings which concern... Read more

In May last year, the Scottish Government opened its consultation on a series of Disclosure Scotland proposals, including steps to provide PVG discounts to care experienced people and those on particular benefits. Alongside these admirable proposals, there was one specific... Read more

About our submission We have undertaken initial scoping work and engagement with voluntary organisations to inform our position on proposals included within this consultation, including: Engaging with voluntary organisations with a particular interest in volunteering and/or... Read more

About our response SCVO is fully committed to Scotland achieving its climate change goals, and we welcome the opportunity to respond to the Scottish Government’s consultation on the Heat in Buildings Bill. Many voluntary organisations across Scotland, of course, rent space in non... Read more

About our submission We have undertaken initial scoping work and engagement with voluntary organisations to inform our position on proposals included within this consultation, including: Hosting an engagement event on the proposals in partnership with the Human Rights Consortium... Read more

In April, HMRC published a consultation on charity tax compliance to: “examine … charity taxation rules to help tackle non-compliance and protect the integrity of the charity sector without changing the overall purpose of the reliefs … [and] … ensure the rules continue to be fit... Read more

SCVO has written to Ivan McKee MSP, Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise, to urge the Scottish Government to re-open the national frameworks for the Supply of Electricity and Supply of Natural Gas that provide a potential lifeline for the OSCR registered charities... Read more