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Mediation is a way of improving relationships and resolving differences between people who come into regular contact with each other, such as neighbours, work colleagues and family members.
It gives everyone involved an equal chance to voice their concerns and to listen to what others are saying, before deciding together what should be done to put things right and start again on a new footing. The mediators are independent, non-legal people who listen to all points of view and help those people who are directly affected by difficult situations to come to an agreement between themselves as to how the future should be. The mediators do not take sides, do not judge those involved or put forward their own suggestions as to what should happen, nor do they give advice. It is those who live or work together, not the mediators, who decide the terms of their agreement. Mediation Buckinghamshire is a community mediation service, which provides help to the residents of the county, and is supported by Wycombe, Chiltern & South Bucks District Councils; Aylesbury Vale Community Chest, Paradigm Homes; Vale of Aylesbury Housing Trust; Bucks Youth Offending Service and Thames Valley Police. The service is:  Confidential Mediators will not pass on anything they hear to anyone else Impartial Mediators listen to everyone and will not take sides Voluntary Everyone involved is taking part because they want to, not because they have to Independent Mediation Buckinghamshire is a charity and independent of the council or any other authority Often free of charge To local residents Contact us if you think that mediation might be able to help you; if there is something you would like to ask your neighbours but are not sure how to approach them; or if you are in dispute with someone and would like to resolve it without involving solicitors or the Courts. |