Independent Person Recruitment North Council – Information for Applicants You can access information about North East Lincolnshire Council on the Council’s website at: Information about the ethical standards regime at North East Lincolnshire Council The Localism Act 2011 brought about substantial changes to the ethical standards regime for local authorities. Under the new regime, which came into effect in July 2012: Relevant Authorities are required by law to promote and maintain high standards of conduct by Members and co-opted Members of the Authority and to put in place a Code of Conduct for those Members; The operation of the Code and the determination of complaints regarding breaches of that Code are the responsibility of either a Standards Committee of the Authority or the Monitoring Officer of the relevant Authority Authorities must appoint at least one Independent Person whose role will To review material relating to relevant complaints against a Member of the Authority and to give formal views, which must be taken into account, before a decision can be taken on a complaint it has decided to investigate; To give views, if requested by the Monitoring Officer, on any other allegation that has been received; and To give views, if requested by any member, or co-opted member, of the authority, if that person’s behaviour is the subject of an allegation. The Council’s Code of Conduct for elected and co-opted Members is attached at Appendix 1. How much time commitment will the role of Independent Person involve? The time commitment will vary, depending on the volume of complaints received during any given period and, therefore, it is difficult to provide a robust estimate of the time requirements at this point. However, as a rough guide, it is estimated that the time commitment could be in the region of up to 6-12 hours per month. In many cases, the work much of which will involve reviewing written material and giving – consideration to all relevant facts before providing views - could be undertaken flexibly, working around other commitments and from home. However, there will be a need for some meetings, usually held at , perhaps around once a month (depending on the volume of complaints which are referred for formal investigation and any other requirements).
Independent Person Recruitment – North Council Information for Applicants You can access information about North East Lincolnshire Council on the Council’s website at: Information about the ethical standards regime at North East Lincolnshire Council The Localism Act 2011 brought about substantial changes to the ethical standards regime for local authorities. Under the new regime, which came into effect in July 2012: Relevant Authorities are required by law to promote and maintain high standards of conduct by Members and co-opted Members of the Authority and to put in place a Code of Conduct for those Members; The operation of the Code and the determination of complaints regarding breaches of that Code are the responsibility of either a Standards Committee of the Authority or the Monitoring Officer of the relevant Authority Authorities must appoint at least one Independent Person whose role will To review material relating to relevant complaints against a Member of the Authority and to give formal views, which must be taken into account, before a decision can be taken on a complaint it has decided to investigate; To give views, if requested by the Monitoring Officer, on any other allegation that has been received; and To give views, if requested by any member, or co-opted member, of the authority, if that person’s behaviour is the subject of an allegation. The Council’s Code of Conduct for elected and co-opted Members is attached at Appendix 1. How much time commitment will the role of Independent Person involve? The time commitment will vary, depending on the volume of complaints received during any given period and, therefore, it is difficult to provide a robust estimate of the time requirements at this point. However, as a rough guide, it is estimated that the time commitment could be in the region of up to 6-12 hours per month. In many cases, the work – much of which will involve reviewing written material and giving consideration to all relevant facts before providing views - could be undertaken flexibly, working around other commitments and from home. However, there will be a need for some meetings, usually held at , perhaps around once a month (depending on the volume of complaints which are referred for formal investigation and any other requirements).
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