How we work to look after the National Park, conservation, ranger services, biodiversity and policies.
The National Park Authority is a public body made up of two groups of people - members and officers.
The members are the people who make the decisions. They are responsible for setting policies and priorities, ensuring resources are well used and money is well spent.
The officers are employees who work to the policies and carry out the decisions made by members. On routine matters members ask officers to take decisions directly, in line with agreed policies and our customer service charter.Staff Code of Conduct (127KB)
Protocol Member Officer Relations(62KB) .
Overall responsibility for the work of the officers lies with the Chief Executive.
The law requires the Authority to carry out two "statutory purposes"
While carrying out these purposes it also has a "duty" to seek to foster the economic and social well-being of the communities within the National Park.
To find out more about the services we provide and who does what look at the A - Z