National Park authority

Introduction

National Park Authorities are covered by the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

WhatDoTheyKnow.com has a list of National Park Authorities

England and Wales

Schedule 1 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 lists:

32 - A National Park authority established by an order under section 63 of the Environment Act 1995.

• Established by SI 1995/2803:
  • Brecon Beacons National Park Authority / Awdurdod Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau
  • Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority / Awdurdod Parc Cenedlaethol Arfordir Penfro
  • Snowdonia National Park Authority / Awdurdod Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri
• Established by SI 1996/1243, amended by SI 2006/3165:
  • Dartmoor National Park Authority
  • Exmoor National Park Authority
  • Lake District National Park Authority
  • Northumberland National Park Authority
  • North York Moors National Park Authority
  • Peak District National Park Authority
  • Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority
• New Forest National Park Authority (established by SI 2005/421)

• A National Park Authority for the South Downs is expected to be established on 1st April 2010.[1]

Scotland

Schedule 1 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 lists:

73 A National Park authority, established by virtue of schedule 1 to the National Parks (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp 10)

Strictly, Schedule 1 doesn't establish the Authorities itself, rather orders made under section 6 of the Act do that. Such orders have established:

• Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority (established by SSI 2002/201)
• Cairngorms National Park Authority (established by SSI 2003/1)

Misc

• UK Association of National Parks Authorities appears to have as members all the NPAs, English, Welsh, and Scottish, and so probably isn't a public authority under FOIA.