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CAIRNGORMS NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY 
Paper 4 Annex 1 29/10/10 

ANNEX 1: Evaluation of Options for Delivery of Natural and Cultural Heritage Conservation and Enhancement 

Key: 

+ Advantage over other options 
-Disadvantage compared to other options 
o 
Neutral (could be advantage or disadvantage depending on how the mechanism is managed) 
Criteria Option A: No change Option B: Direct delivery by CNPA Option C: Park-wide Trust 
Funding and -Reduction in LBAP funding and -Reducing budget means reduction in scope + Access to a greater range of funds 
Resources capacity likely 
-Leader funding for Community 
Heritage Project ends in 2011 
of CNPA delivery 
-More difficult to access potential funds 
which are available to charities 
+ Transparent and direct mechanism to 
invest funds 
Quality and 
Control + Quality of work ensured by skilled, 
dedicated staff 
o 
Direct control by CNPA 
+ 
Quality of work ensured by skilled, 
dedicated staff 
o 
Influence at arms length -exercised 
through governance structures and 
allocation of finance 
+ 
Quality of work ensured by skilled, 
dedicated staff 
Impact on 
other 
stakeholders 
-potential disengagement of stakeholders 
linked to reductions in funding 
commitments 
-significant untapped potential to engage 
others 
-potential disengagement of stakeholders 
linked to funding reductions and 
inference it is now CNPAÕs sole 
responsibility 
-unlikely to strengthen community 
capacity to significant degree 
+ 
potential to increase stakeholder 
participation and sense of ownership 
+ 
potential for strengthening of capacity of 
existing smaller Trusts and community 
companies where appropriate 
-potential duplication of overlapping 
Trusts 
Charity and 
corporate 
legislation 
o 
Charitable status not applicable + 
likely to obtain charitable status 
o 
need approval from the Charities 
Regulator 
Procurement o 
governed by the Financial 
Memorandum of CNPA and potentially 
o 
would have to comply with 
procurement rules that are appropriate 

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Criteria Option A: No change Option B: Direct delivery by CNPA Option C: Park-wide Trust 
of other funding bodies 
-projects procured internally would be 
subject to full, unrecoverable VAT 
for use of public funds as agreed by 
funding partners 
o 
potential added consideration of VAT 
implications 
Fund 
management 
-Limited opportunity for flexible fund 
management between financial years 
-Limited opportunity for flexible fund 
management between financial years 
o 
May have some access to additional 
sources of funding for complementary 
projects 
+ 
Greater opportunity for flexible 
management of funds between financial 
years (as agreed by funding partners ) 
+ 
Access to additional sources of funding 
for complementary projects 
Staff and 
administration 
-Significant staff time in seeking project 
funding 
+ Opportunities for synergy with other 
CNPA work and staff skills 
-Requirement for CNPA to finance full 
staff costs (including admin costs) 
-CNPA resources tied to direct delivery 
for indefinite commitment 
+ 
focus moves from managing CNPA 
resources internally to managing 
strategic outcomes that are delivered in 
partnership with others 
-potential duplication of administration 
costs 

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