The principal functions exercised by Authority include:
Adopting the Core Documents: i.e. the Standing Orders, the Contract Standing Orders, the Financial Regulations and Scheme of Delegation and the following documents:
- The Vision
- The Business Plan
- The Lake District National Park Partnership Plan (the National Park Management Plan)
- Revenue and Capital Budgets
- Medium Term Financial Strategy
- The Code of Corporate Governance
- The Lake District National Park Local Plan
- Members’ Allowances Schemes
- Member Code of Conduct and associated guidance.
together with
- appointing the Chair and Deputy Chair of the Authority;
- agreeing and / or amending the terms of reference for committees and deciding on their composition and membership;
- appointing representatives to outside bodies;
- co-opting members of Committees of the Authority;
- confirming the appointment and dismissal of the Chief Executive (National Park Officer);
- making, amending, revoking, re-enacting or adopting byelaws and promoting, or opposing, the making of local legislation or private Bills; and
- all other matters which, by law, must be reserved to the Authority.
The agenda and papers for the meetings are available to the public on the website five working days prior to the meeting. They can be downloaded from the relevant meeting page. If you are attending the Development Control Committee, you can request a physical copy of a specific background paper. This will be available for you to collect in The Boardroom at Murley Moss on the day of the Committee. Please note: 48 hours’ notice is required if a hard copy of a report is requested. The only exceptions are those agenda items which would infringe copyright or would not be dealt with in public for reasons of confidentialityality.
These recordings will be livestreamed on YouTube apart from those agenda items which would infringe copyright or would not be dealt with in public for reasons of confidentiality.
For details about how to attend and speak at Committee meetings, please read Public Attendance and Speaking at Committee Meetings (PDF).
Want to know how matters are dealt with and what goes to committee? Read our Scheme of Delegation (Word Doc).
You can view the list of past Authority meetings here: Past Authority Committee meetings.
An archive of papers from past Committees is available online: Committee Papers Archive.
If you require access to an older Committee agenda, minutes or paper, please contact the Member Services Coordinator (opens email) who will be able to send the required item.
