Independent Person - Standards Committee

Wiltshire Council
Wiltshire, England
Full time
1 day ago

Salary: Volunteer role - the allowance is currently set at £3,007 per annum     

Hours of work: Part time                            

Contract type: Temporary

This is not a Wiltshire Council vacancy therefore please contact Kieran Elliott at kieran.elliott@wiltshire.gov.uk for further information.

Wiltshire Council is looking to recruit a person to act as an Independent Person. Their role will be to assist the Council in promoting and maintaining high standards of conduct amongst its elected Councillors and members of Wiltshire’s town, parish and city councils.

All councillors must comply with adopted Codes of Conduct and Wiltshire Council is responsible for considering complaints that councillors may have breached their adopted Codes. Wiltshire Council must seek the views of the Independent Person and take them into account before a decision is made on an allegation of misconduct by a councillor under the Code of Conduct. 

The Independent Person may also be consulted by the councillor who is the subject of the allegation. Independent Persons would also have a role in being consulted in the event of the proposed dismissal of a chief officer.

Among the skills required of an Independent Person are a keen interest in standards in public life, personal integrity and a commitment to equality and diversity, an ability to act with independence, tenacity and objectivity, and sound inter-personal, decision making and analytical skills.

The council is interested in exploring the possibility of Independent Persons assisting in alternative resolution to encourage those involved in a complaint to not escalate matters where possible.

An allowance, and travel and subsistence expenses will be paid. The allowance is currently set at £3007 per annum. Those appointed would be expected to attend a number of Assessment Sub-Committee meetings per year, between 6 -12.

Find out more and apply:

For further details, including a job description, person specification and application form, please visit Wiltshire Council’s website or contact Kieran Elliott 

To apply for this position please complete an application form and email it directly to Kieran Elliott  T: 01225 71504

Closing date: 18 July 2025

Interviews, where appropriate, would take place late July/August.

Commencement date: TBC

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