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Quality standards to support and develop all volunteer programmes in Scotland.
Disclosure Services supports the voluntary sector with processing pvg checks.
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...the latest from Volunteer Scotland
Could you make a positive contribution to the Board of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR)?
#iwill week is an annual celebration of the work young people, #iwill ambassadors and champions, and #iwill partners are leading up and down the UK.
Join the Volunteer Scotland Volunteer Practice Team in one of these exciting online sessions to discuss what quality standards are available to support you and your volunteer programme.
Volunteer Scotland Board of Directors are pleased to announce that Alan Stevenson has been selected as CEO of Volunteer Scotland on a permanent basis. Alan will start in his new role on the 18th October, 2021.
Trustees’ Week is an annual event to showcase the great work that trustees do and highlight opportunities for people from all walks of life to get involved and make a difference.
Every year, Befriending Week is celebrated from 1-7 November and this year we celebrate everything #BefriendingIs
We cannot ignore the relationship between poverty and volunteering. From the latest figures, 19% of the population (and 24% of children) were living in relative poverty: in real terms this is around a million people in Scotland – 230,000 children, 640,000 working-age adults and 150,000 pensioners
VSDS is made up of 3 customer facing teams, Enrolment and Assessment, Customer Operations and Training and Compliance. If you are new to processing PVGs or just find the whole service a little confusing, let us talk you through each of the teams you will interact with throughout your PVG process.
BBC Scotland’s Debate Night TV programme is welcoming the return of audiences in the socially-distanced studio.
We have provided practical guidance for organisations managing volunteers during Coronavirus (Covid-19).