Members of the Government Property Agency will need to show political impartiality during their time on the Board and must declare any party-political activity they undertake in the period of their appointment.
Due to the nature of the Government Property Agency it is not appropriate for members of the Government Property Agency to occupy paid party-political posts or hold sensitive, senior or prominent positions in any political organisation. Nomination for election to political office, for example, the House of Commons, the Northern Ireland Assembly, Scottish Parliament, the European Parliament, is not considered compatible with membership of the Government Property Agency.
Subject to the above, Board members are free to engage in political activities, provided that they are conscious of their general responsibilities and standards for public life and exercise proper discretion. You are required to fill out a Political Activity Declaration as part of your application (please see How to Apply), which will be kept separate from your application and will only be seen by the selection panel prior to interview. However, it is appreciated that such activities may have given you relevant skills, including experience gained from committee work, collective decision-making, resolving conflict and public speaking. If, therefore, you have had such experience and you consider it relevant to your application for this post, you should include it separately in the main body of your application.
If you are successfully appointed to the post, details of your response to the Political Activity Declaration will be included in any announcement of your appointment.