Tower Hamlets Council is seeking to appoint an Independent Person to assist the Council in promoting and maintaining high standards of conduct amongst its elected and co-opted Members.

The Independent Person (IP) is a statutory role. The IP will be consulted on decisions about whether to investigate complaints of alleged breach of the Code of Conduct for Members and before any decision is made about a complaint that has been investigated.

The IP will:

• Be able to act impartially and with integrity.
• Be aware of the importance of ethical behaviour.
• Have an interest in local issues.
• Have good communication skills.

The law requires that the IP:

• Must be aged 18 or over.
• Must not be a current (or have been within the previous 5 years) a Councillor, Co-opted Member or employee of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. 
• Must not be a relative or close friend of a Councillor, Co-opted Member or employee of the Council.

Allowance Payable

Tower Hamlets vision for our borough is that: people are aspirational, independent and have equal access to opportunities; we are a borough that our residents are proud of and love to live in; and we are a dynamic, outcomes-based council using digital innovation and partnership working to respond to the changing needs of our borough. We want people who aspire to our TOWER values: Together; Open; Willing; Excellent; Respect. 

Tower Hamlets has a zero-tolerance approach to, and works to eradicate, all forms of discrimination on the basis of race, sex, disability, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital status, status as a civil partner, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy and maternity and looks to employ a diverse workforce representative of those groups. We recognise that people can also be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class. We are a Disability Confident Employer, which means applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the post are guaranteed an interview. Care experience has also been adopted by the Council as an additional protected characteristic. 

We welcome applicants interested in flexible working arrangements and also applicants who live in the borough.  

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