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TFN is published by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh, EH3 6BB. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Registration number SC003558.

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Dugdale: civil society must do more for the poor
Civil society must do more to speak up for the disadvantaged, according to new Scottish labour leader Kezia Dugdale
NEWS 20 August 2015 by Graham Martin
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Ransom for Haines would not be paid says brother
​Brother of murdered David Haines says a ransom payment for his release would never have been considered
NEWS 19 August 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Deluge of criticism after DWP admits to faking case studies
​Civil servants used fake studies saying benefit sanctions helped claimants in their search for work
NEWS 19 August 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Why do we need a third sector anyway?
Susan Smith argues that creating a fairer society requires a third sector willing to mount a challenge to growing external criticism
OPINION 19 August 2015 by Susan Smith
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Outrage after baby milk thief handed unpayable fine
Charity's concern over increasingly harsh sentencing meted out to vulnerable
NEWS 19 August 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Crowdfunding raises £15k for starving shoplifter
Woman forced to steal after being sanctioned gets £15,000 in donations after public rally to her cause
NEWS 18 August 2015 by Robert Armour
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Half of all DWP sanctions wrongly imposed
​Over zealous DWP indiscriminately sanctioning claimants
NEWS 17 August 2015 by Robert Armour
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Not reporting disability hate crime can be devastating
Ian Hood explains why tackling disability hate crime must be a major priority for Police Scotland and everyone else
OPINION 17 August 2015 Guest post
 
OSCR clears foodbank of any financial wrongdoing
​OSCR investigation clears charity after complaint but makes recommendations "to help it go forward"
NEWS 17 August 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Church leader calls on UK to provide refuge to migrants
​The leader of the Church of Scotland has urged the UK to stop dehumanising people fleeing persecution and take in its share of refugees
NEWS 14 August 2015 by Susan Smith
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