The Civil Mediation Council operated a pilot scheme from 2006 to 31st December 2008 for the accreditation of mediation providers.

THIS HAS NOW BEEN EXTENDED TO 30th APRIL 2010 - ALL EXISTING ACCREDITED MEDIATION PROVIDERS MUST NOW RE-APPLY. NEW ORGANISATIONS MAY ALSO APPLY.

DETAILS AND APPLICATION FORMS ARE IN THE DOWNLOADS SECTIONS

This is a voluntary scheme although the DCA (later the MOJ) required accreditation for organisaations to accept work from the National Mediation Helpline which it operated. The accreditation given during this period is still accepted by the NMH pending a replacement scheme.

Accreditation related to the standards, quality, and characteristics of the provider and not to its individual mediators but set basic standards of training, CPD, and administration.

The scheme is in suspension pending the proposed introduction of a registration scheme for individuals and provider organisations: this will be considered by the CMC's EGM on Monday 30th March 2009. Until then, the MOJ have indicated that they will continue to rely on the existing accredited providers.

Further details are available from the NMH.

The organisations that were accredited under the Pilot Scheme are listed in the relevant file in the "Downloads" section - see button on the bottom left of this page.