Council of British Pakistanis (Scotland), CBP(S)

Constitutional objectives

1. Advise and assist individuals from ethnic minority communities on a wide range of subjects including immigration, employment, education, marriage and racial equality matters. 2. Pursue policies arising out of casework in order to challenge discrimination and to promote race equality with local authorities and national governments as well as other institutions and bodies. 3. Initiate projects to continue ongoing work on relevant issues and to meet unmet needs. 4. Aim to bring cultural awareness between the Scottish community and ethnic minority communities. 5. Educate the community at large on the benefits of multi-cultural and multi-racial Scottish society. 6. Work to promote safer communities and combat radicalisation, extremism and terrorism. 7. Encourage participation and integration of ethnic minorities into mainstream Scottish society. 8. Encourage ethnic minority communities to access their rights and to face responsibilities that flow from it. 9. Work closely with institutions as employers and service providers, making them more accessible to ethnic minorities and free from racial bias. 10. Strengthen the family structure of ethnic minority communities which is conducive to the welfare of the Scottish community as a whole.