Application for the position of Independent Person | East Hampshire District Council

East Hampshire District Council is committed to upholding the highest standards of conduct among elected and co-opted members, as set out in the Localism Act 2011.

We are currently seeking Independent Persons to support this important work by helping to ensure that councillors maintain the integrity and ethical standards our communities expect.

Independent person - person specification (pdf 117 kb)
Independent person - role description (pdf 67 kb)
Independent person - spent and unspent convictions (pdf 72 kb)

We’re looking for individuals who:

are 18 years or older
live or work in or near East Hampshire
understand the local area and the challenges it faces
are impartial, respected, and committed to fairness and equality
share our values of openness, accountability, and principled leadership

Unfortunately, if you have been a district, town or parish councillor, co-opted member, or officer of East Hampshire District Council (or Havant Borough Council), in the last 5 years, you are unable to apply. This also includes a close friend or relative of someone in one of those roles.

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The post will be open until the vaccancy has been filled.

Personal details

Name

Address

Postcode

Telephone number

Qualifications

Please list in particular any qualifications which you think are relevant to the position of Indepenent Person.

Why do you wish to be considered for appointment as Independent Person and what particular attributes do you believe you would bring to the role?

Please provide any additional information you may wish to give in support of your application.

Criminal convictions and cautions

Have you ever received a caution, including conditional cautions, or been convicted by a Court of any offence or been reprimanded? Please see further information on spent and unspent convictions at the end of the application form.

Do you have any criminal convictions and cautions?

If yes, please give details and dates of any convictions (excluding driving offences).

Note: This does not apply to convictions which are spent in accordance with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

References

Reference 1 name

Reference 1 address

Reference 2 name

Reference 2 address

Please confirm the following statements

Am able to attend the council offices for in-person meetings and consultations as required through the standards process.

Am able to attend programmed meetings, ad hoc if required, and devote preparation time for each meeting.

Am able to access emails and undertake work at home if required.

Am available for telephone/email and MS Teams consultation.

Do not currently have and must not enter into any contractual relations with the council under which I will gain personally.

Have disclosed and agree to continue to disclose to the Council any matter in my background which, if it became public, might cause the Council to reconsider the appointment.

Am not a member of any political party or have a public profile in relation to political activities.

Declaration

I wish to apply to be an Independent Person.

In submitting this application, I declare that:-

I am not and have not during the past five years been a member or officer of the District Council.
I am not related to, or a close friend of, any Member or Officer of the District Council.
I am not currently an Officer or Member of any other relevant authority (this includes town, parish, borough, district, county and unitary council and Police and Fire Authorities.
I am not actively engaged in local party-political activity.
I understand that this is a voluntary role which attracts an annual stipend of £1500 to cover costs incurred. I will not be an employee of East Hampshire District Council and confirm that I therefore do not have the rights of employees or workers for East Hampshire District Council.

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