Rights of way, Bridleway and Footpath Deadline removed

MereChristmas said:
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Deadline to record historic footpaths to be scrapped

Walking campaigners welcome the move, which the government says will help prevent paths from being lost.
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About time, too, could never understand why a Labour government actually set a termination date in the first place? (Originated in CROW Act)
Now, if serious about this, govt must ensure local authorities actually ACT :
both to determine claims, and subsequently instate on the ground those claims which are upheld.
At present there is NO timeline for instating any routes which have been proven....and far too many local authorities using this as excuse for total inaction.
 
Exasperated said:
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It isn't. Abolishing the (now) 2031 deadline avoids having to do anything about exceptions to the 2031 extinguishment (a thankless task, which threatened to bog down officials in endless detail). But Defra has said nothing about implementing the reforms in the Deregulation Act 2015, which still have not been implemented 9 years after enactment, and 14 years after they were agreed. And it certainly doesn't have any money to encourage local authorities to get on with processing claims and reinstating newly-recorded historical rights of way.
 
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