All staff are allowed up to a maximum of ten working days paid leave, pro-rated for part time staff, subject to the exigencies of the service, in any twelve month period, to undertake public duties as one of the following:

• a magistrate (also known as a justice of the peace)
• a local councillor
• a school governor
• a member of any statutory tribunal (for example an employment tribunal)
• a member of the managing or governing body of an educational establishment
• a member of a health authority
• a member of a school council or board in Scotland
• a member of the Environment Agency or the Scottish Environment Protection agency
• a member of the prison independent monitoring boards (England or Wales) or a member of the prison visiting committees (Scotland)
• a member of Scottish Water or a Water Customer Consultation Panel

Further government guidance can be found here.

Staff should contact Human Resources to discuss any public duties which are not listed above but which may be considered to be comparable.