Parliamentary Officer SCVO Craig.Wilson@scvo.org.uk 45,000 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Craig Wilson Parliamentary Officer – SCVO Craig.Wilson@scvo.org.uk

 45,000 voluntary organisations  138,000 paid staff  1 million volunteers  £5 billion income Scotland’s  SCVO has 2,000 members Charity Sector  800 new charities every year

Brexit and the Charity Sector Survey – 86% felt Brexit would be bad for them Funding – Scotland gained £900m Impact on the economy & The Perfect Storm Human rights and protections Networks & Collaboration (big challenges/shared learning) Freedom of movement and the contribution of EU citizens

Brexit and the Third Sector Prime Minister makes Florence speech German elections Conservative Party Conference Craig Wilson Parliamentary Officer – SCVO Craig.Wilson@scvo.org.uk European Council Summit

 Can’t influence policy, but can act as employers and colleagues  Advice for employers  Latest updates  Settled status questionnaire  Case studies  Useful links  Challenging hate crime

UK Shared Prosperity Fund  Due to replace ESF  No consultation  No indication of use/access  Linked to ‘Industrial Strategy’  Scot Gov Consultation open  UK Gov claim value will be equal

“We want equality and human rights to be at the heart of Scottish society. Whatever the Brexit outcome, we want to protect our rights. We want Scotland to be a world leader in rights protection and implementation.” humanrightsdeclaration.scot

The role of the sector…  Highlight your concerns  Influence key players  Provide case studies  Map European work  Shape policy  Support EU employees  Develop sector asks  Strengthen EU ties

Maintaining relationships Existing relationships between Scotland’s voluntary sector are likely to be impacted following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU SCVO are keen to support our member base to: MAP IDENTIFY STIMULATE Potential risks and SCVO member SCVO member discussion instigate Brexit relationships with on post-Brexit intelligence sharing and European bodies/ opportunities and support amongst organisations challenges membership

How will we achieve this? SCVO are in the process of developing an information sharing network which will allow Scottish voluntary organisations with EU connections to come together: Survey Platform Consensus Our survey will seek to understand Through the mapping of From there we are the current level of these relationships, the looking to establish engagement sector can act with a an online digital Scotland’s unified voice, aid each platform for voluntary sector other to navigating the organisations and has with the EU risks posed by the UK’s develop a regular and how this will withdrawal and propose news bulletin be impacted post- solutions Brexit

SCVO Craig Wilson Jamie Flaherty Parliamentary Officer Public Affairs Officer Craig.Wilson@scvo.org.uk Jamie.Flaherty@scvo.org.uk