Join the Somerset Local Access Forum

Introduction

Somerset Local Access Forum was set up in April 2003 in response to the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000. It is a forum made up of representatives of many fields of interest including users such as horse riders, landowners, tourism, health, and education which are pertinent to improving access to the countryside in Somerset.

This forum meets at least twice a year and covers all of Somerset, with the exception of Exmoor National Park, which has its own forum.

There are 16 members, of which 14 are members of the public and 2 are elected members from Somerset Council.

The members are selected from applications received and have a 3-year term of office.

Get involved

Members of the public can ask questions of the Local Access Forum with prior notification to the chairman or secretary. The Local Access Forum members have agreed that members of the public should be allowed a 2-minute slot before the appropriate agenda item to ask a relevant question or offer their point of view on that particular issue. There will be a limit on the number of questions accepted for each meeting to restrict the overall question time to 20 minutes.

If you would like more information about the Forum, please contact the secretary – SLAF@somerset.gov.uk

Downloads

• Somerset Local Access Forum membership 2013 (PDF 7.2KB)
• 2018 Members and Interests (PDF 26KB)
• Somerset Local Access Forum Criteria for selection of members (PDF 13.9KB)
• DEFRA guidance on Local Access Forums (PDF 330.6KB)
• Somerset Local Access Forum Remit (PDF 10.7KB)
• Somerset Local Access Forum Terms of Reference (PDF 19.1KB)
• Somerset Local Access Forum Application Form 2021 (PDF 124KB)
• Local Access Forum Annual Review Form April 2014 to March 2015 (PDF 121KB)