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CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 02 Aug 2017 as amended on 23 Jul 2024
Charitable objects
The objects of the CIO are:
The preservation and protection of life and health for the public benefit in Hampshire by:
• providing volunteer Lowland Search and Rescue services to Hampshire & Isle of Wight
Constabulary in the search and rescue of vulnerable missing persons throughout
Hampshire. In addition, and when called upon, to provide assistance to other volunteer
Lowland Rescue organisations, police services and other agencies in the search and
rescue of vulnerable missing persons or in the event of a local or national emergency or
disaster.
• providing qualified water search and rescue volunteers to assist Hampshire & Isle of
Wight Constabulary in the search and rescue of vulnerable missing persons throughout
Hampshire. In addition, and when called upon, provide qualified water search and
rescue volunteers to assist other volunteer Lowland Rescue organisations, police
services, DEFRA, local authorities and other agencies in the search and rescue of
vulnerable missing persons or in the event of a local or national emergency or disaster.
• training operational members in search and rescue techniques to ensure they meet the
high standards required by police and the Association of Lowland Search and Rescue
(ALSAR) so they can be deployed in providing assistance to police and other agencies.
• raising public awareness of volunteer Lowland Search and Rescue organisations when
attending local events or giving presentations.
• providing services such as (but not limited to) first aid, event marshalling, and safety
cover at public events, both independently and in association with other agencies and
organisations, and education and training in such skills, with a view to promoting the
public’s safe enjoyment of recreational pursuits.
