Classes of information
Who we are and what we do
Organisational information about the Authority and its structure, including location and contact details, constitutional and legal governance. The class does not include information about particular members of staff or other individuals that is deemed to be personal data under the General Data Protection Regulations and the Data Protection Act 2018.
Information available on our website
- The Authority’s purposes
- Information on the membership of the Authority
- Members’ contact details and biographies
- Membership of Committees
- Members’ Code of Conduct
- Protocol for member and officer relations
- Local protocol for members and officers dealing with planning matters
- Office and contact details
- Map of National Park
- Scheme of Delegation 1
- Scheme of Delegation 2 (staff)
- Opportunities for volunteers
- Members’ interests
- Authority staff organisation chart
Further information on committees
What we spend and how we spend it
Financial information relating to projected and actual income and expenditure, procurement, contracts and financial audit.
All commercially sensitive information (e.g. quotations and tenders, loan documentation and insurance policies) is excluded from publication. Information about quotations and tenders is treated as confidential during the period leading up to an award of a contract to ensure that the whole tender process is fair. If tender information were to be released to a third party prior to the end of the tender period those who initially submitted tenders could undercut and/or unfairly disadvantaged.
Information available on our website
- Annual statutory report by the external auditor – limited to the last full financial year
- Standing Orders as to Contracts
- Financial Regulations
- Audited accounts
- Local Code of Corporate Governance
- Agendas and reports of the Resources, Audit and Performance Committee
- Sponsorship Strategy
- Staff pay grades
- Scheme of members’ allowances
- List of contracts awarded and their value
- Procurement policies
What our priorities are and how we are doing
The Authority’s strategies and plans, performance indicators, audits, inspections and reviews.
Information available on our website:
How we make our decisions
Decision-making processes and records of decisions, internal criteria and procedures and consultations. It also includes information about the Authority’s compliance with Part III of the Local Government Act 2000, ensuring high standards of conduct.
Agendas, minutes and supporting papers for:
- Authority meetings
- Planning committee
- Resources, audit and performance committee
- Standards committee
EXCEPT items falling within Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended.
Register of member’s interests
Scheme of Delegations 1 & 2 (staff)
Analysis of responses received to public consultation by the Authority is available from policy@newforestnpa.gov.uk.
Our policies and procedures
Information about current written protocols, policies and procedures for delivering our services and responsibilities, and about policy development.
Information available on our website:
- National Park Management Plan
- Protocol for member and officer relations
- Local protocol for members and officers dealing with planning matters
- Conservation Area Appraisals and Management Plans
- New Forest National Park Core Strategy and Development Management Policies DPD (December 2010)
- Statement of Community Involvement
- Hampshire Minerals and Waste Local Plan (December 2013) and adoption statement
- Development Control Charter
- Supplementary Planning Documents
- Guidance on Planning Enforcement policy
- Fees and charges applied by the Authority
- Planning applications
- Scheme of Delegation 1
- Scheme of Delegation 2 (staff)
- Data Protection policy
Information available from our offices at Lymington Town Hall
Statistical research commissioned by the Authority. This information may only be available for personal inspection by researchers and other interested parties. The material published may be edited to exclude information which identifies particular individuals or other information.
- Development control and related statistics
- Equality and Diversity Policy
- Records Management Policy
- Retention Schedule
Lists and registers
Information we are currently legally required to hold in publicly available registers and other lists and registers relating to the functions of the Authority.
Register of members’ interests
Information available from our offices:
- Register of gifts and hospitality – staff
- Register of employees’ interest
- Asset register
- Risk register
The services we offer
Information about the services we offer, leaflets, guidance and newsletters produced for the public and businesses. Under this heading is a range of material produced by the Authority for visitors and educational use, along with promotional material. Publications such as videos/DVDs and information packs may only be available as hard copy. Information leaflets and other material providing visitor or educational information which are already charged for will be available at the published price.
This class of information also includes details of the services for which we are entitled to recover a fee, together with those fees. Policies and procedures relating to the Authority’s Planning Development Control functions can be found in category 5 with planning policy documents.