Volunteering
This Cross-party group's purpose:
To raise awareness of volunteering in all sectors to ultimately increase participation rates in all its forms.
To ensure volunteering has a high profile in the Scottish Parliament and influence Scottish Government Policy.
To ensure opportunities for volunteering are recognised across all SG directorates.
Examination and sharing of research in other parts of UK and beyond.
To liaise and work with other CPGs to promote volunteering.
Next meeting
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
The next CPG on Volunteering meeting will take place on the 27 March 2024, 1-2pm. This will be a hybrid meeting, with the option to join online or in person.Get in touch
If you want to get in touch, you can contact Sarah Latto.
Address:
Email: [email protected]
Involved in the group
MSPs, individuals and organisations who participate in and support this group.
Current Members
Jeremy Balfour
Co-Convener
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: Lothian (Region)
Foysol Choudhury
Co-Convener
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: Lothian (Region)
Miles Briggs
Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: Lothian (Region)
Alex Cole-Hamilton
Member
Party: Scottish Liberal Democrats
MSP for: Edinburgh Western (Constituency)
Fulton MacGregor
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Coatbridge and Chryston (Constituency)
Paul O'Kane
Member
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: West Scotland (Region)
Organisations
Aberdeenshire Voluntary ActionACVO - third sector interface for Aberdeen
Befriending Networks
British Red Cross
CentreStage
Charity Retail Association
CHAS (Children's Hospices Across Scotland)
Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland
Community Transport Association
CrossReach
Cruse Scotland
CVS Falkirk
CVS Inverclyde
Dyslexia Scotland
Edinburgh Children's Hospital Charity
Evangelical Alliance Scotland
Firsthand Lothian
Healthcare Improvement Scotland
Highland Third Sector Interface (HTSI)
Housing Options Scotland
LifeCare
maidsafe foundation
Marie Curie
NHS Tayside
Paths for All
Rowan Alba
Royal Voluntary Service
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO)
Scottish Government
Scottish Sports Association
Stroke Association
SVE
The Ayrshire Community Trust
tsiMORAY
VASLan
Vintage Vibes - Partnership between LifeCare and Space
Voluntary Action Shetland
Voluntary Health Scotland
Volunteer Centre East Lothian
Volunteer Centre Western Isles
Volunteer Edinburgh
Volunteer Glasgow
Volunteer Midlothian
Youth VIP (Volunteering Matters / Project Scotland)
YouthLink Scotland