Who is Involved?
Management of the site is the responsibility of all those statutory bodies with relevant functions and no one single body has overall responsibility or control. In addition the support of wider stakeholders in the decision on the use of sites is needed if management is to be sustained in the long term.
Management Group
Relevant authorities are those competent authorities which have powers or functions which have, or could have, an impact on the marine area within or adjacent to a European marine site. Whilst carrying out their duties relevant authorities are required to have due regard to the requirements of the Habitats Directive and as such may review their management of the activities under their control that pose the greatest potential threat to the favourable condition of interest features in the Solent EMS. The relevant authorities for the Solent EMS formed a Management Group in order to oversee the production of the management scheme. The Solent Forum provides the secretariat for the Management Group. Membership of the group includes:
Harbour Authorities
- Associated British Ports
- Beaulieu River Management
- Bembridge Harbour
- Chichester Harbour Conservancy
- Cowes Harbour Commissioners
- River Hamble (HCC)
- Langstone Harbour Board
- Lymington Harbour Commissioners
- Portsmouth Commercial Port
- Queen’s Harbour Master, Portsmouth
- Ryde Harbour
- Yarmouth Harbour Commissioners
- Newport Harbour Authority
Local Authorities
- Chichester District Council
- Eastleigh Borough Council
- Fareham Borough Council
- Gosport Borough Council
- Hampshire County Council
- Havant Borough Council
- Isle of Wight Council
- New Forest District Council
- Portsmouth City Council
- Southampton City Council
- Test Valley Borough Council
- West Sussex County Council
- Winchester City Council
Other Statutory Authorities
- Environment Agency
- Natural England
- Seafisheries Committee
- Southern Water
- Trinity House
Strategic Stakeholder Group
The Strategic Stakeholder Group is a body of representatives from local interests, user groups and conservation groups, formed to advise the management group. The Solent Forum provides the secretariat for the group.
Ad Hoc Groups
Other groups such as Topic Groups may be formed during the management scheme implementation process which will be focused on specific issues or activities, and their formation will be agreed by members of the Management/cluster group as and when appropriate.
