Dalkeith And District Citizens Advice Bureau

Constitutional objectives

1.The company's objects are to promote any charitable purposes for the public benefit in Dalkeith and surrounding areas in Midlothian (“the area of local benefit”) and elsewhere, by: (i)The advancement of education by providing clients with information, clarification and understanding of legislation, regulation and services and their legal rights and responsibilities. (ii)The prevention or relief of poverty by assessing clients’ entitlement to welfare benefits, by providing assistance in claiming benefits and by assisting them to appeal against refusal to benefits with a view to avoiding their suffering from poverty. (iii)The advancement of civil and human rights by providing information and assistance to ensure that people do not suffer through ignorance of their civil and human rights and by taking such actions as are intended to redress the situation and redress wrongs and restore justice. (iv)The advancement of health by providing a comprehensive advice service which deals with all aspects of clients’ problems and alleviates the injury, stress and anxiety caused by unsolved problems. (v)The advancement of citizenship or community development by recruiting, training and developing local citizens to be volunteers in and for the Citizens Advice Bureau who in turn assist members of the public in their community and in doing so contribute to the development of their community. Where the objects are being promoted outwith the defined area of local benefit the company may work with organisations with similar aims but shall at all times adhere to the agreed principles for the operation of Citizens Advice Bureau set out from time to time by the Scottish Association of Citizens Advice Bureau.