Relationships Scotland Borders

Constitutional objectives

The objects of the Association shall be to relieve the needs and promote the welfare of families, individuals and children affected by relationship difficulties by promoting, developing and co-ordinating support services, principally family mediation, child contact centres and confidential counselling services. ln furtherance thereof, but not otherwise, the Association shall seek where appropriate: (i) To foster the success and stability of personal relationships. (ii) to promote the idea of counselling and mediation, child contact and other forms of family support with the object of assisting persons concerned in disputes of any kind whatever concerning children or related matters, and the children of such persons to settle such disputes amicably so far as possible in the interests of securing the welfare of such children. (iii) to provide a confidential counselling, mediation and family support service for people who have difficulties in their personal relationships. (iv) to provide an education service in personal relationships for those entering and those already in a relationship, and those who are separated. (v) to promote a comprehensive and co-ordinated service to the community in the Scottish Borders designed to meet the special needs of such persons and to provide counselling, mediation, advice and information with the objects specified at 2(i), (ii) and (iii) supra. (vi) to promote and encourage co-operation with and amongst and support for courts, statutory and voluntary bodies and all organisations and individuals involved in any way with such disputes and difficulties. (vii) to work and campaign for the understanding and improvement of the rights and interests of such persons. (viii) to promote and encourage research into and study of matters connected in any way with these objects. and (ix) to comply with the practice and standards of Relationships Scotland. It is expressly declared that the Association is established for charitable objects and purposes only.