The British Holiday & Home Parks Association …

1 The British Holiday & home Parks For over 50 years, park owners themselves Association (BH&HPA) is the only have set the Association 's strategy through organisation which works solely for the the democratic election of industry benefit of park was created by members to serve on the Association 's park owners and exists exclusively Board of ,over 2,100. to serve the Parks industry. park owners and managers are in BH&HPA membership,representing more than 2,700 park businesses throughout the British Isles. Camping c Capital Gains Tax Caravan Sites & Control of Development Act 1960.

2 Caravan Sites Act 1968. CBI. e Certificates of Lawful Use Chalets Children's Play Area Climate Change Levy Clubs Coastal Erosion E-commerce Codes of Practice E-mail Conciliation Electrical Installations a Conferences Electricity Consortia Data Protection Act Employment Regulations Construction David Bellamy Conservation Awards Entertainments Licence b d Consumer Credit Act Definition of a Caravan Environment Agency Consumer Protection Legislation Density Environmental Health AA Contracts of Employment Department for Environment, Environmental Protection Advertising Standards Authority Complaints Food and Rural Affairs Euro Agreements Computers Direct Mail European Commission Allens Caravans v Wyre Forest Copyrights Disability Access EFCO&HPA.

3 Allowances British Graded Holiday Parks Scheme CORGI Discrimination Equal Pay Amusement Machines British Tourist Authority COSHH Distance Selling Eviction Arbitration Brochures Council Tax Dangerous Dogs Exempt Organisations Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty Business Property Relief Credit Card payments Drainage Eyesight BH&HPA . championing the interests of the Parks industry YOUR RESIDENTIAL, park . Holiday OR TOURING. BHHPA. 0000000. Contact: British Holiday & home Parks Association . Chichester House 6 Pullman Court Great Western Road Gloucester GL1 3ND. Telephone: 01452 526911.

4 Fax: 01452 508508. Email: Consumer Website: Industry Website: park Caravan All forms of Homes Holiday Chalets Touring Camping park self-catering Homes accommodation why it's good park business to belong Accurate and Up-to-date Information and Advic . Since BH&HPA is there influencing the formation of new law, the Association is also best placed The Influential Voice to advise members on how best to go about complying with any new legal obligations. of park Business The provision of advice and information to park owners and managers is core to BH&HPA's work park profitability can be jeopardised by initiatives and often the Association issues guidance long from Brussels, Westminster, Edinburgh, Cardiff or before the authorities catch giving members the town hall.

5 BH&HPA's work is essential vital time for planning and preparation. to the viability of the Parks industry. It is only through BH&HPA membership that the To achieve success, every park businessman or park owner and manager can stay abreast of change woman must navigate through a complex maze and know how to meet the challenges of of regulation. These controls emanate from a changing regulation, taxation and wide variety of sources: different government rapidly-changing market dynamics. departments, agencies and regulatory bodies at local, regional, national and European levels.

6 The Association uses a variety of different Vital areas of interest include site licensing, water media to keep members up-to-date: regulations, VAT, planning, inheritance tax, refuse collection and employment legislation. At every The BH&HPA Journal - known as the industry step, the park owner must be aware of, and bible , is not a typical trade magazine. The operate within, increasingly complex regulation. Journal is an authoritative, bi-monthly report on park business developments, providing practical BH&HPA's crucial role is to provide the Parks advice on all aspects of park operation.

7 Industry with a voice when these laws are being drawn up or changed. We put forward the park the industry's bible . industry's case to ensure that full account is BH&HPA Members' Handbook - this weighty taken of the particular needs of park business. tome provides a reference text to the regulation The Association is the nationally recognised of park business. It is the definitive guide to park representative body of the Parks industry. operation. The Handbook is issued free-of-charge to all new members and explains the full range BH&HPA is automatically consulted by of management and regulatory issues involved government on all changes to legislation in park operations.

8 It is regularly updated to affecting park business and works pro-actively ensure continuing accuracy. to bring about beneficial change. This work is constant and escalating. The rate at which Letter and E-mail - where change is sudden Government consultation papers arrive at or park owners and managers need to take BH&HPA central office increases each year. immediate action to protect their interests, BH&HPA's role is to interpret the proposals, all members are contacted directly. assess their impact on day-to-day park operation and seek to instil a practical Telephone Advice Service - expert help and approach by regulators.

9 Guidance is just a telephone call away, providing The burden of regulation and its impact on direct access to the industry's leading advisers. the industry remains the central issue of Be it a legal, technical, planning or marketing the Association 's lobby on behalf of members. problem, BH&HPA is there to help. Where it is not possible to avoid the introduction expert help and guidance of regulation, BH&HPA endeavours to ensure is just a telephone call away that it is practical in its application, that enforcement is with the lightest possible touch and that guidance is easy to understand.

10 Fire Points Fire Procedures Fire Safety First Aid Food Safety Foreign Currency Fraud Protection f g h Fit and Proper Person Flood Protection Flues i Furniture & Furnishing (Fire Safety). Gaming Licences Gas Appliances Gas Safety Checks Government Grading Grievance Procedure GSIUR. HACCP. Harassment Hard Standings Hazards Health & Safety Heritage Coast Highway Agency Holiday Entitlement Hook Ups Housing Act ICT. IEE Regulations Inheritance Tax Institution of Environmental Health Officers Insurance Internet j k Jargon Busting Job Seekers Journal Journalists Kitchens Regulations Guides Hygiene Inventories Jurisdiction Know How BH&HPA Members' Web Site - a 24/7 information resource for Association members with online facilities which include a Virtual Adviser and a huge and constantly revised database of relevant information, together with interactive facilities and discussion areas.