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Independent Member of The Standard Committee

Employer:South Ribble Borough Council 

Reference:ISC-CE 

Salary:Non-Remunerated PostitionWill Receive Reasonable Out of Pocket Expenses 

Hours:To attend meetings of the Standard Committee & Sub Committees as and when required. 

Working pattern:Part Time, Permanent position 

Location:PR5  

Closing date:16/01/2009 23:00 PM 

SOUTH RIBBLE BOROUGH COUNCIL

APPOINTMENT OF AN INDEPENDENT MEMBER OF THE STANDARDS COMMITTEE

Would you like to play a key role in promoting and maintaining high standards of local government conduct?

We are looking for someone with political awareness but without political affiliations, with a keen interest in local governance and a commitment to high standards and ethics in public life, to join our Standards Committee. You must be independent minded but be able to work as part of a team.

Duties of the Standards Committee include promoting high standards and investigating alleged breaches of our Code of Conduct for councillors.

To be eligible to apply you should not:-

 Have been a Member or Officer of South Ribble Borough Council, or of a parish or town council within the borough, within the last five years
 Be a councillor or employee at any other local authority
 Be a relative or close friend of a councillor or employee of South Ribble Borough Council

Ideally you should have:-

 Experience on relevant committees or similar, ideally including chairing some meetings
 A high level of personal integrity
 An ability to work as part of a team
 The ability to be objective, independent and impartial
 Good analytical, communication and interpersonal skills

If this role interests you, please contact Carol Eddleston, Democratic Services Officer, South Ribble Borough Council, Civic Centre, West Paddock, Leyland, Lancashire, PR25 1DH. Tel 01772 625309 or email ceddleston@southribble.gov.uk, for details of how to apply.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact our Head of Corporate Governance, Maureen Wood, on 01772 625247.

Closing date for applications is Friday 8 January 2009 and interviews will be held on 23 January 2009.

Equal Opportunities

Committed to Equality of Opportunity. We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria.

Application Information

Please complete our application form online. You will find the form attached, as a link, to this job advertisement. If you take the option to register with JobsGoPublic you can save your details and do not have to complete the form in one sitting. If you are unable to do this and would prefer to be sent a hard copy please contact Office Services, Civic Centre, West Paddock, Leyland, PR5 1DH. Telephone (01772) 421491 ext 5265

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