Who is who
The organisations and roles named across the site, what each party does, and what their part in the scheme is.
The site refers to a number of organisations, partners, advisors, and roles. This page is the single place that lists who each one is and what part they play. Roles are listed by role, not by named individual — the decisions belong to the and to the named bodies, not to specific people.
Partners
The organisations forming the partnership at the centre of the scheme.
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
()Convening partner. Holds the contract under Option 1; otherwise sits as parent / shareholder / member depending on the option chosen.
since 1946. Manages 100+ nature reserves across Yorkshire, supports landowners on third-party land. The proposed in Option 1; central to all four options.
Yorkshire Peat Partnership
(YPP)Delivery partner with peat-restoration expertise.
Programme based at Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, focused on upland peat restoration across Yorkshire. Brings practical peatland-restoration capability to the scheme.
The Consortium
Eighteen upland landowners. The decision-making body for the scheme.
Decisions are made by consent. The Consortium agrees scheme-wide standards, the distribution model, governance choices, and any change to scheme terms. Each landowner retains full ownership of their holding and governs scheme-wide matters jointly with YWT.
Funder and statutory bodies
Public bodies whose decisions shape the scheme's terms.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
(DEFRA)Funding body for . Counterparty on the long-term agreement.
DEFRA designed the and funds approved projects through round-by-round application processes. DEFRA assesses applications on value for money and minimum risk of non-delivery.
Statutory adviser to DEFRA on Landscape Recovery; party to the long-term agreement on scheme outcomes.
Agrees deliverables, timescales, and outcome measurement methods alongside DEFRA. Issues general licences (GL40, GL41, GL42) governing predator and pest control independently of any individual scheme.
Specialist advisors
Independent firms providing expertise to the scheme on specific questions.
LLP
()Legal advisor. Author of the formal governance-options analysis the scheme has used.
International law firm. Prepared the SPB Governance Report — the SPB Section A–H references throughout the governance pages map to that report.
Blended-finance consultancy. Partner to YWT on the .
Specialist regeneration and blended-finance advisor. Works with YWT on the cost recovery model, the income mix, and the long-term financial projections used in the scheme's planning.
Financial Advisor
Provides advice on the surplus-distribution decision and the structure-finalisation process. Role, not named individual.
Independent of the scheme's other paid roles. Brings input on tax handling, capital structure, and how surplus would flow through each governance option.
Audit and standards
The independent layer that holds the scheme to its standards.
Audit and Standards Committee
()Independent committee overseeing the and audit. Reports to the Scheme Board, not to SLE management.
Composition: independent chair, rotating landowner seat, independent technical assessor, independent governance member. Operates under conflict-of-interest declarations and recusal protocols.
Proposed chair of the Audit and Standards Committee, subject to confirmation.
Independent assurance organisation, originally a Peak District landscape quality mark. No commercial stake in the scheme’s outcomes. Appointment as ASC chair is provisional pending formal confirmation by the Consortium.
Senior Trustmark Auditor
Scheme-employed auditor under the proposed pooled audit model. Reports up to the ASC, not to the SLE.
Cannot hold land in the scheme, hold a financial interest in any of the 18 holdings, or have a close family connection to any landowner member. Contractual condition.
Scheme operational roles
Roles inside the SLE structure once the scheme is running. Roles not named individuals.
SLE Board
Governing body of the . Composition varies by option chosen.
Takes operational and strategic decisions within the scheme’s mandate. Reports to and is accountable to the Consortium.
Project Manager
Day-to-day operational lead for the scheme.
Coordinates delivery, the audit cycle, member communications, and the rolling work of the SLE. Role employed by or seconded to the SLE depending on the governance option chosen.
Consortium facilitator
Independent third party convening Consortium meetings and managing the consent-based decision-making process.
Available for tripartite conversations between landowners, tenants, family members, advisors. Holds the “ask anything” private channel committed to in Article 13 of the governance document.
SLE Administrator
Maintains scheme records — declarations register, meeting minutes, decision audit trail.
Holds the conflicts-of-interest register, the membership records, and the operational documentation that supports the audit and reporting cycles.
Where this connects on the site
- About the scheme— the wider context for the partnership.
- Your relationship with the scheme— how the consortium works alongside YWT.
- Governance overview— the four SLE options and what each means for who holds the contract.
- Glossary— terms and acronyms.
Question about any specific party named on this page? Email the Consortium facilitator directly at contact form or use the contact page. We usually reply within one working day.