Resources

Exploring why public interest litigation by NGOs is relatively rare in Scotland

This review outlines existing knowledge on use of the law and human rights based approaches by the voluntary sector in the different countries of the UK.

This paper brings together ten examples from the UK of successful strategic litigation, stretching over a decade and covering a wide variety of issues of discrimination and disadvantage.

A framework of typologies for the use of the law and for types of voluntary sector organisation using the law.

An Introduction to the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015, Part 4, for Charities and Not-for-Profits.

Outlines the potential value of law and human rights based approaches to the voluntary sector and highlights existing good practice.

Analysis of the gap in funding for the BAME voluntary and community sector.

An examination of options for developing the ecology of the social sector at the local level.

How funders could support voluntary and community organisations to adapt to local demographic and cultural change.

A collection of essays from the Equality and Diversity Forum and EDF Research Network.