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<p>Local authorities are responsible for the management and maintenance of public
rights of way, including making sure they are in a fit state for public use, are visible
and free from obstructions, as well as ensuring landowners comply with their duty
to maintain public rights of way that cross their land.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities
are required to keep a Rights of Way Improvement Plan to plan improvements to the
rights of way network in their area, which are usually available on the authority’s
website. This must include an assessment of the local rights of way, including the
condition of the network, and consulting of interested parties including local access
forums.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is delivering the £14.5 million ‘Access for All’
programme, which consists of a package of targeted measures in our protected landscapes,
National Trails, forests and the wider countryside to make access to green and blue
spaces more inclusive. We are also working to complete the King Charles III England
Coast Path (KCIIIECP) which, at around 2,700 miles, will be the longest waymarked
and maintained coast walking route in the world. Over 1,000 miles are already open
and we aim to make the KCIIIECP as accessible as possible. We are also designating
Wainwright’s coast to coast route across the north of England as a National Trail
and have considered accessibility from the start. We remain committed to implementing
the rights of way reforms package which will streamline processes for the recording
of rights of way, benefiting users, landowners and local authorities.</p>
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