Monday 15 December 2025
National Park Authority Meeting


NPA Committee

All Members of the Authority serve on the National Park Authority Committee.

Its responsibilities include:

  • Overseeing all the work of the National Park Authority

The public can have the opportunity to speak at Authority Committee meetings.

Meeting: North York Moors National Park Authority  

Venue:  The National Park Office, The Old Vicarage, Bondgate, Helmsley

Date: Monday 15 December 2025 at 9.30am

Business

Meeting Live Stream

Full NPA Agenda

1.  Livestreaming and recording – The Chair to inform members of the public that the meeting is livestreamed and recorded.

2.  Emergency evacuation procedure – The chair to inform members of the public of the emergency evacuation procedure.

3.  Apologies for absence

4.  Public minutes of the meeting held on 22 September 2025

5.  Public question time (an opportunity for members of the public to ask questions.)

6.  Members are reminded that it is their responsibility to declare the nature of any personal, prejudicial and/or disclosable interests relating to any agenda item immediately prior to its consideration and are encouraged to complete a written declaration using the form provided.

7.  Forvis Mazars LLP Audit Completion and Annual Reports 24/25 including Value for  Money conclusions.

8.  Statement of Financial Accounts 24/25 including Annual Governance Statement and Letter of Representation.

9.  Business Plan six monthly progress report

10. Priorities for 26/27

11. National Park Management Plan annual monitoring statement

12. Medium-Term Financial strategy

Reports for information

13. North York Moors Trust – presentation and update from Rebecca Buckley & James Metcalfe

14. Feedback from lead Members on Committees and Forums

15. Reports from Members on outside bodies

16. Chief Executive’s report

17. Such other business as, in the opinion of the Chair, should, by reason of special circumstances, be considered as a matter of urgency.

18. Exclusion of the public from the meeting during consideration of item 19 on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972.

Private business - Minutes/reports circulated to Members only

19. Private minutes of the meeting held on 22 September 2025

Tom Hind: Chief Executive

Press Contact: Nina Beadle, Media and Communications Officer, 01439 772700

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