Rights of Way: Fire Prevention
(asked on 2nd July 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance he is giving to Access Authorities on the need to manage access at times of severe fire risk.
This question was answered on 5th July 2018
Access Authorities have their own guidance for managing operational risks including severe fire risk. Where Natural England or another relevant authority have powers to close access to land designated as open access land under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, procedures are in place to ensure that administrative closure of the land can be achieved quickly.