COMMONS BILL [DRAFT]

KEY MESSAGES/BENEFITS

• Essential and long overdue legislation to enable commons to be locally and sustainably managed
• Bill will establish a framework for self-regulating statutory commons associations
• Will prohibit some of the worst abuses which can make effective management of common land impossible to achieve at present
• Essential if government target on protecting most valuable habitats is to be met
• Will deliver much-needed improvements to existing statutory commons registers

TERRITORIAL EXTENT

• The Bill covers England and Wales

COMMENTS:

If you have any comments on the proposals you can email them to:

Hannah.McMinn@Defra.gsi.gov.uk