Does the budget deliver?
14 January 2026
In the context of unprecedented pressure on public services and the tax/spend powers available, the announcements on specific policy areas in the Scottish Budget –
The TSI Scotland Network is a body of expert charities that support, develop and advocate for the third sector and social enterprise and that also make it easier for people to volunteer with a focus on inclusion. There are 32 Third Sector Interfaces – or TSIs – across Scotland; one in each local authority area.
The TSI Scotland Network is supported to carry out its main functions by the Third Sector Unit of Scottish Government.
Read our TSI Scotland Network Manifesto here.
The third sector includes charities, community groups, development trusts, social enterprises and the volunteering sector. In September 2018, the new TSI Outcomes Framework was launched after a period of collaboration and discussion between the Network leaders and Scottish Government. It was recognised that the role of the TSIs needed to change and the focus of TSIs was to take a more strategic role in third sector involvement in community planning and health and social care integration and in responding to local needs and outcomes.
The key functions of the TSIs is now to help the third sector in each area in the following ways:
It was agreed that is it is not realistic to expect TSIs to contribute to every relevant government strategy so they link their work to the following:
For more information on the role of the TSIs, please go to the TSI Outcomes Framework here.
The TSI Scotland Network works collectively to share best practice, gather information on the third sector and shape collective responses on key issues. This work is carried out to inform and influence policy and decision makers in Government, and our activity and partnerships with local authorities and other public bodies. You can find out more about this in our news feed and through our X/Twitter feed @TSIScotNet.
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