{"id":232,"date":"2024-02-23T15:33:47","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T15:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/ukho\/?page_id=232"},"modified":"2024-03-06T11:36:02","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T11:36:02","slug":"faqs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/ukho\/faqs\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"hero\">\n\t<div class=\"hero__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"hero__row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/ukho\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/167\/2023\/01\/Banner-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Banner 1\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"title\">\n\t<div class=\"title__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"title__row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"title__content\">\n\t\t<h1>\n\t\t  FAQs\t  <\/h1>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"content\">\n\t<div class=\"content__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content__row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content__column\">\n\t\t  \t\t\t\t<h4><strong>Confidentiality<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>You will be subject to the provisions of the Official Secrets Act and required to exercise care in the use of official information acquired in the course of official duties, and not to disclose information which is held in confidence.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Equality &amp; Diversity<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The Ministry of Defence values and welcomes diversity.\u00a0 The appointment will be governed by the Principle of Public Appointment based on merit with independent assessment and transparency of process. Successful candidate(s) will need to demonstrate that they meet the criteria for this appointment.<\/p>\n<p>We encourage applications from talented individuals from all backgrounds and experience across the whole of the United Kingdom.\u00a0 Boards of public bodies\/Advisory Committees are most effective when they reflect the diversity of views of the society they serve and this is an important part of the Government\u2019s levelling up agenda.<\/p>\n<p>We collect data about applicants\u2019 characteristics and backgrounds, including information about people\u2019s educational and professional backgrounds, so that we can make sure we are attracting a broad range of people to these roles and that our selection processes are fair for everyone. Without this information, it makes it difficult to see if our outreach is working, if the application process is having an unfair impact on certain groups and whether changes are making a positive difference.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Principals of Public Life<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>This appointment is made in accordance with 2016 Governance Code for Public Appointments. The successful candidate must abide by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/the-7-principles-of-public-life\/the-7-principles-of-public-life--2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Seven Principles of Public Life <\/span><\/a>\u00a0and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/code-of-conduct-for-board-members-of-public-bodies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Code of Conduct for Board Members<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Data Protection<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The Cabinet Office will use your data in line with their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk\/privacy\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">privacy policy<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of Defence Public Appointments Supplementary Privacy Notice can be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/1141811\/20230307_PAT_Privacy_Notice.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">GOV.UK.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Green Parks data protection policy can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/ukho\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/167\/2024\/02\/Data-Protection-Policy-Jul-23.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">here<\/span>.<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><strong>What do I do if I want to make a complaint?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>We aim to process all applications as quickly as possible and to treat all applicants with courtesy.\u00a0 If you feel that you have a complaint about the way in which your application has been handled, please contact in the first instance Defence Business Service (DBS) Civilian Personnel Public Appointments Team <span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"mailto:DBSCivPers-ResPublicAppts@mod.gov.uk\">DBSCivPers-ResPublicAppts@mod.gov.uk<\/a><\/span> . If you are not completely satisfied with the response, please contact the MOD Public Appointments Team at <span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"mailto:DSOP-PublicAppointments@mod.gov.uk\">DSOP-PublicAppointments@mod.gov.uk.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We will acknowledge your complaint upon receipt and aim to provide a response within 15 working days.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-232","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/ukho\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/ukho\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/ukho\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/ukho\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/ukho\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=232"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/ukho\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/232\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":294,"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/ukho\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/232\/revisions\/294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/ukho\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}