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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

Thursday, October 31, 2024

The next CPG on Volunteering meeting will take place on the 31 October 2024, 1-2pm. This will include the AGM

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 Action
ACVO - 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