Public Footpaths: Safety
Commons · Question 87015 · Tabled 31 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to work with local authorities to improve the safety of footpaths.
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 6 Nov 2025
Local highway authorities are responsible for the management and maintenance of public rights of way (and ensuring they are free from obstructions). They are required to keep a Rights of Way Improvement Plan (ROWIP) to plan improvements to the rights of w...