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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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SCVO Impact Report 2021/22

Governments and local government, other intermediary bodies and the third sector interface network.,Milo Third Sector Interfaces (TSIs) across Scotland were able to continue matching volunteers to volunteering,Our policy team were dedicated to building important relationships with key policy-makers to make sure,SCVO policy-driven interactions 20 SCVO policy briefings and consultation responses 7 committee appearances,. 1,000 articles published 1 million page views Research to shape the future SCVO’s Third Sector Tracker

https://scvo.scot/about/work/impact-2021-22

Scottish Government in row over National Care Service contracts

Ministers are under pressure to end the involvement of multinational consultants in setting up the public

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-government-in-row-over-national-care-service-contracts

Voluntary sector resilience in the wake of Covid-19

SCVO briefing to the Scottish Parliament's Social Justice and Social Security Committee ahead of appearing,to the Scottish Government's consultation on becoming a Fair Work Nation by 2025.,All staff's physical and mental health is critical to the sector's resilience, from those working on,health and social care to education and housing, means that its funding relationship with the public,from local authorities (£1bn), the Scottish Government (£500m), NHS & Health and Social Care (£200m)

https://scvo.scot/p/47280/2021/12/01/voluntary-sector-resilience-in-the-wake-of-covid-19

Expert Working Group on Welfare – Phase 2 Call for Evidence

[iv] The third sector is making a strong call for policy to be grounded in human rights principles as,These are values which guide the third sector’s work with people across the country.,are clear views from the third sector about the need for policy making to better reflect societal changes,[xxviii] Creating a strong social partnership – Employers, the state, the third sector and other key,[ix] The funding crisis in social care in Scotland- ILIS briefing, October 2013 [x] http://blog.church-poverty.org.uk

https://scvo.scot/p/2912/2013/12/16/2912

Third sector visions for a Scotland of the future

developments – most recently in the debate surrounding the integration of health and social care in Scotland,In looking at community care in particular, the Health and Social Care Alliance’s “The Twelve Propositions,The-Common-Weal.pdf [xxviii] Integration of Adult Health and Social Care in Scotland, Consultation –,[xxxix] http://www.alliance-scotland.org.uk/what-we-do/policy-and-campaigns/current-work/social-care/,, 2005 (Commissioned by Care 21 for the Social Work Review.

https://scvo.scot/p/1364/2013/11/25/third-sector-visions-for-a-scotland-of-the-future

Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Bill

The third sector as equal partners As outlined in the Bill Policy Memorandum, one of the key outcomes,reshaping health and social care in Scotland.,work in the field of health and social care[iii].,To look at how locality planning might work, SCVO’s health and social care pathfinder in East Dunbartonshire,[iv] Health and Social Care Pathfinder Project Initiation Document.

https://scvo.scot/p/2504/2013/08/05/public-bodies-joint-working-scotland-bill

Health and Sport Committee call for evidence: Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland bill

the third sector (above), the current state of social care (below) and the increasing sense that services,and social care integration, namely: Public investment in earlier attempts at partnership working has,to be consulted and engaged in the development of local health and care plans in a process which is,and social care services – but it also highlighted how demand for support from the third sector is increasing,make this happen. [1] Ibid. [2] http://www.scvo.scot/policy/briefings-and-consultation-responses/response-self-directed-support-regulations-consultation

https://scvo.scot/p/2509/2013/08/02/health-and-sport-committee-call-for-evidence-public-bodies-joint-working-scotland-bill

Regulations and Statutory Guidance to accompany the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act

work and voluntary sector).,This applies equally to third sector organisations operating in “social care” whether they are providers,In relation to plans to bring health and social care services together, there may be occasions where,Sadly, the need to involve the sector directly in planning for integrated health and social care services,/briefings-and-consultation-responses/response-procurement-reform-bill/ [v] http://www.communitycareassynt.org.uk

https://scvo.scot/p/2518/2013/07/10/regulations-and-statutory-guidance-to-accompany-the-social-care-self-directed-support-scotland-act-2013

Briefing: Scottish Government debate on human rights

and the wider third sector about how social care is developing.,be a key element of health and social care integration.”,for carers – looking beyond health and social care to employment, education and other policy portfolios,/briefings-consultation-responses/independent-review-of-jobseekers-allowance-sanctions/ [vii] http://,[xiv] E.g. - Integration of Adult Health and Social Care in Scotland: Consultation, A Shared Statement

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

A new democracy for Scotland: Discussion paper by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

It would be a mistake to repeat this approach with the new Health and Social Care partnerships.,Public authorities should work with third sector organisations to catalogue these groups and analyse,Flagship national initiatives, such as community planning and the integration of social and health care,SCVO works in partnership with the third sector in Scotland to advance our shared values and interests,/research/scvo-scottish-third-sector-statistics/

https://scvo.scot/p/6723/2014/11/14/a-new-democracy-for-scotland-discussion-paper-by-the-scottish-council-for-voluntary-organisations

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