The South Downs National Park Authority is responsible for keeping the South Downs a special place.

The Authority is a public body, funded by government, and run by a Board of 27 Members. These include:

• 7 National Members appointed by the Secretary of State, through an open recruitment process.
• 6 Parish Council representatives nominated by the Parish Councils in the Park area.
• 14 Local Authority nominees drawn from the 15 Local Authorities covering the Park area with Adur and Worthing opting to share a place.

There are four committees within the South Downs National Park Authority responsible for Audit, Planning, Standards and Resource and Performance. You can find more information about the committees and their members by following the links below:

• Audit Committee
• Planning Committee
• Resource and Performance Committee
• Standards Committee

For more details, including forthcoming meetings and associated papers, please see the Committees page.