Tower Hamlets Community Monitoring Group Volunteer Application Form
We are processing applications on a rolling basis. Our second meeting with the police will be in February 2024, and we would like to have recruited people by then. Shortlisted applicants will be invited to a short, informal interview with the CMG co-chairs. This can be in-person or remotely via MS Teams. We can also make reasonable adjustments to suit you.
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Name *
Age (please note, you must be aged 16 or over to apply)
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Contact details and preferred method of contact
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Current occupation/volunteering/study (please also state if none)
Please note, holders of elected political office and/or current Met and MOPAC staff cannot apply for this role
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Do you live or work/study/volunteer in Tower Hamlets (whether now or in the past)?

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Question 1: In no more than 350 words please tell us why you would like to join the Tower Hamlets Stop and Search Community Monitoring Group and how your previous experiences, skills and abilities lend themselves to the group. This can include lived experience of policing, whether direct or indirect. You can use bullet points, if you wish

Please make sure you address the criteria in the person specification, which are pasted below

If you need reasonable adjustments to write this form, e.g. you would prefer to send us a voice note, please email thcmg@protonmail.com

Person specification

Knowledge, skills and abilities

Sound knowledge and understanding of police powers, especially stop and search and how it is conducted

Working understanding of individuals’ rights when being stopped and searched and arrested by the police

Good research and data analysis skills (although this is not essential)

Good written and verbal communication skills

Commitment to holding the police to account and ending disproportionate policing

Experience

Direct or indirect lived experience of policing

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Question 2: In no more than 250 words please tell us what you feel are the main issues in policing within Tower Hamlets. You are welcome to use bullet points, if you wish. 

If you need reasonable adjustments to write this form, e.g. you would prefer to send us a voice note, please email thcmg@protonmail.com

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Question 3: In no more than 250 words please tell us what you would like the CMG to focus on and what you’d be pushing for from day 1 with the group. You are welcome to use bullet points, if you wish.

If you need reasonable adjustments to write this form, e.g. you would prefer to send us a voice note, please email thcmg@protonmail.com
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Question 4: Are you involved with any Tower Hamlets community groups or networks? In no more than 100 words please let us know which ones and explain how you are involved. You are welcome to use bullet points, if you wish.

If you need reasonable adjustments to write this form, e.g. you would prefer to send us a voice note, please email thcmg@protonmail.com
Please outline any reasonable adjustments you would require for the interview and/or the CMG volunteer role. You are welcome to use bullet points, if you wish.

If you need reasonable adjustments to write this form, e.g. you would prefer to send us a voice note, please email thcmg@protonmail.com
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