Annual Update

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IPROW’s Annual Update is a conference style event with a series of speakers relevant to current challenges, intended to provoke thought, inform discussion and help identify opportunities for review or change of practice.

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Programme

N.B. Allocation of time slots may change with any speaker's circumstances.

Monday
9.30	President’s Welcome	Richard Cuthbert (President)
	Redways – the pros and cons of ‘not a highway’	James Walsh & Rosie Armstrong, Milton Keynes Council
10.30	Break with drop-in chats
11.00	Asian Hornets Updates from Wales: National Access Forum, Responsible recreation and others	Chris Scaire, Hartlepool Carys Drew, NRW; Richard Garner, Monmouthshire
12.00	Break with drop-in chats
12.45	Burrowing mammals, rights of way and licensing	Giles Wagstaff, Natural England
13.45	Short break
14.15	Case law review	George Laurence KC, New Square Chambers
15.15	Short break
15.30	AGM	Richard Cuthbert
	Dedication and prescription: what’s the difference?	Sir Paul Morgan
17.00	Close
Tuesday
9.30	Progress on IPROW projects	Various
10.30	Break with drop-in chats
11.00	Community Protection Notices as an enforcement tool Update on dog walking law and practice"	Stephen Jenkinson, Dogs in the Outdoors Specialist
12.00	Break with drop-in chats
12.45	Rights of Way reform (Dereg) progress	Stakeholder Working Group (see below)
13.45	Break with drop-in chats
14.15	ROW reform (Dereg) implementation	Panel
15.15	Short break
15.30	Views from a long distance trespasser – experiences of rights of way and coastal access from a user	Quintin Lake, landscape photographer and backpacker
16.30	Review of the Update	Richard Cuthbert, President
16.45	Close

More on Speakers

Milton Keynes City Council RoW team provide an exploration of a unique and misunderstood feature within the new City. What is a 'Redway' from a rights of way perspective and why are robots and e-scooters allowed but not horses?

Asian Hornets are in UK and increasing range, found in Hartlepool and reported on by Chris Scaife with a view to their potential impact on rights of way management.

Carys Drew, Natural Resources Wales reports on various projects from the last year in Wales.

Problems created by the notorious 3B’s – Badgers, Bats and Bees – are rapidly being overtaken by Beaver, Bison and Boar in some parts of the country. Are you prepared? Giles Wagstaff talks about management of burrowing mammals, their interaction with rights of way and the need for licensing.

George Laurence KC talks about recent case law and implications for rights of way and access work. Some important cases are anticipated this year which will provide much to discuss.

Sir Paul Morgan of Wilberforce Chambers will speak about the difference between dedication and prescription, a subtlety which frequently trips up cases. (Members may have come across one of Sir Paul’s cases, Bakewell Management Ltd v Brandwood [2004] which considered prescription and illegality.)

Stephen Jenkinson explains how Community Protection Notices (CPNs)* can be a powerful tool for resolving a wide range of public rights of way issues, especially where the definitive alignment is imprecise or where any form of access is detrimentally affected by activities on adjacent land. He will also provide an update on law and practice for managing dogs in the outdoors.

Paul Davison, Defra’s lead on Rights of way reform, is unable to join us as planned but members of the Stakeholder Working Group – Rosalinde Emrys-Roberts, Nick Thorne, Hugh Craddock and Mike Walker – will provide an update on progress to date and consider concerns from members. This session will continue into a panel discussion on implementation of reforms.

Quintin Lake shares highlights and access challenges from The Perimeter, his seven year photographic project based on walking 11,000km around the coast of mainland Britain with a very lightweight tent and a very heavy camera.

Product suppliers

Breaktimes at the Update will have opportunity to join various suppliers to find out their latest developments and discuss your needs. We expect to be joined by Centrewire, Brissco and IDOX (CAMS).

Annual General Meeting

IPROW’s Annual General Meeting will be held on Monday 9 October at 3.30p.m. with the opportunity to discuss the work and future of IPROW. AGMs are informal and tend to be short and members are strongly encouraged to attend so that decisions are representative of the membership.

Member Registration

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Non-Member Attendance

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£195 all sessions or £45/session plus VAT (minimum of three sessions per invoice (which may be divided among multiple people in one authority, e.g. three people one session each).

Cost

Free to members.

Non-members £195 all sessions or £45/session plus VAT (minimum of three sessions per invoice (which may be divided among multiple people in one authority, e.g. three people one session each). Non-member bookings are not yet available to book, contact training@iprow.co.uk to be informed when bookings open.

Software

Microsoft Teams is the software used for training which is available to anyone. Using the app is strongly recommended for full functionality as the web browser version may be missing some facilities, although full participation should be possible, use of some apps within Teams may be limited by participating organisation's protocols.