Governance

Constitution

The specific objects for which the Council is established follow. To read the full text of our Constitution, CLICK HERE.

to be a neutral and independent body to represent and promote civil and commercial mediation and other dispute resolution options as alternatives to litigation and thereby to further law reform and access to justice for the general public;

to create a culture of best practice by encouraging research, continuing education and quality standards in the field; by issuing codes of good practice; and by conducting accreditation of mediation providers and through them individual mediators;

to be a focal point for the impartial and learned consideration of issues surrounding mediation and other dispute resolution options;

to foster, and be a commissioning body for, research into the use and application of mediation and other dispute resolution options;

to be a forum for debating issues surrounding mediation including through an annual series of conferences and seminars;

to be a portal for access by potential users of and referrers to mediation and other dispute resolution options including judges, lawyers and the general public;

to establish and foster the fullest understanding amongst the judiciary, lawyers and the general public of mediation and other dispute resolution options, including means of access, cost-benefits and the simplicity of mediation procedure;

to identify and lobby for effective legal and regulatory provisions to support mediation and its effective use; and to offer to government and others access to the considered views of the mediation community as a whole;

to collate and offer appropriate information on and about mediation and other dispute resolution options including the means of access to services and practitioners;

(For the avoidance of doubt, the publication of Lists of Members does not constitute an accreditation of any such members by the Council. The accreditation of Mediation Providers and individual Mediators continue to be governed by Articles 24 and 27 below).

to assemble and make generally available an impartial online library of information about mediation and other dispute resolution options including practice methods, accrediting bodies, providers and practitioners; and

to liaise with all other relevant bodies, persons and departments for the achievement of its purposes.