Where do the Members come from?

 The National Park Authority is composed of 24 members, 16 councillors appointed by the following local authorities who have land in the National Park.  These authorities also make a financial contribution to the running of the Park.

In addition, the Welsh Assembly Government appoints 8 members who may have experience or specialist knowledge of a particular area, such as environment, tourism, farming or community work.  They are appointed through a recruitment process, and all vacancies are advertised in the Western Mail and on the Assembly’s website.   

Terms of office for local authority members are usually for 4 years, until the next local government elections, and 3 years for Assembly appointed members (up to a maximum of three terms).

Who are the members?

Find out about our Members

Printable NPA Membership - June 2009

What do the members do?

The members of the National Park Authority: 

• Act as advocates of the National Park Authority and its purpose of conserving and enhancing the natural beauty, wildlife and cultural heritage of the area;
• Make decisions and oversee performance through participation in Authority meetings, committees, advisory groups and working groups, applying the principles of National Parks and sustainable development to all decision making;
• Represent the interests of all residents of the National Park;
• Represent the National Park Authority on outside bodies;
• Promote and support open and transparent National Park Authority services;
• Promote and support good governance of the National Park Authority and its affairs.

 Members Allowance Scheme

The Brecon Beacons National Park Authority has an allowance scheme for its members reviewed on an annual basis.  For the current year, 2009/10 this is as follows, although the allowance scheme will be reviewed by the Corporate Governance Task and Finish Group in the Autumn, and recommendations made to the Authority:

In addition members are able to claim subsistence while on official duty in response to receipts for the amount claimed.

Allowances paid to members in 2008/09 can be viewed Payment of members Allowances April 2008 - March 2009 Please note that this includes some former members who finished their terms of office with the Authority at the local elections in May 2008.

Please contact Julia Gruffydd if you would like any more information.

Political map of local authority boundaries

A map which shows the boundaries of the Local Authorities which serve the National Park, and also some statistics which show how much of the National Park the authorities cover.

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