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Key definition

DfT definition

What does DfT mean? In legal practice, DfT means the UK Department for Transport, the central government department responsible for transport policy, funding and regulation within its remit. The acronym is descriptive; legislation usually refers to the Secretary of State for Transport. Typical usages include rail franchising/National Rail Contracts and wider rail reform, approvals and orders under the Transport and Works Act 1992, road and traffic regulation, aviation and maritime policy, and the making of secondary legislation and statutory guidance. DfT sponsors bodies such as National Highways, DVLA, DVSA and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, and works with the Civil Aviation Authority and the...

TROs and TTROs for highways and public rights of way: procedure, timescales, publicity, DfT extensions, alternative routes, notices, emergency and event closures, consultation

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Practice notes

This How to Guide outlines how to obtain a Traffic Regulation Order (TRO), including Temporary Traffic Regulation Orders (TTROs), extensions, diversion routes, closures by Notice, emergency safety closures, event closures, and who must be consulted...

Temporary Traffic Regulation Orders

Local authorities (LAs) will generally try to avoid making a TTRO where a safe alternative is available, with user safety front of mind and recognising that different path statuses serve different user groups. Although a temporary closure is often the most suitable approach, keeping half the path open or deploying a banksman may sometimes be required...

LAs are very unlikely to shorten lead‑in times for closure applications. These timescales allow applications to be processed and adverts to be placed in the local press and online, as LAs have a legal obligation to provide sufficient public notice...

Applicants should:

Scrutinise diversion routes and liaise with the local officer to secure the best result for both the business and path users; no one wants to walk two miles only to meet a closure and then retrace two miles...
Where feasible and appropriate, close routes between other links (unless there is an alternative route around the...

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Richard Cuthbert , BSc (Hons), MIPROW

Hertfordshire County Council

Richard was Head of Access & Rights of Way at Hertfordshire County Council for over sixteen years, a position he progressed to after several years as a Countryside Access Officer and then Countryside Access Team Leader in Hertfordshire. Prior to this he worked in diverse Authorities from metropolitan South Tyneside to rural Lincolnshire. He learnt the practical side of the trade with BTCV (the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers) and the legislative side from gaining a BSc (Hons) in Environmental Studies from the University of Sunderland, specialising in Countryside and Rights of Way Management. He is now leading the Definitive Map & Enforcement Team at Hertfordshire County Council and is rights of way and access advisor to the Herts Local Access Forum.He is a Chair of the Eastern Region ADEPT Rights of Way Managers Working Group (RoWMWG) and represents that region at the National ADEPT RoW...

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