‘A huge step’ for horse and rider safety as Government removes recording deadline

The Government’s decision to abolish the deadline to save off-road routes in England has been welcomed as a “huge step” in horse and rider safety.

Defra announced today (26 December) that the 2031 deadline by which historic rights of way were to have been recorded has been repealed, so these “will not be lost to the public”.

H&H has reported on the cut-off date, which was initially in 2026. The previous Government abolished it, then pushed it back by five years...