The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, the 'CROW Act', required every local highway authority and National Park Authority to establish an advisory body known as a Local Access Forum. Each Forum had to be established before 8 August 2003.
Derby City Council and Derbyshire County Council have set up a joint Forum known as the Derby and Derbyshire Local Access Forum. It was established on 31 July 2003. It is concerned with all of Derbyshire outside the area covered by the Peak District Local Access Forum. 
The Forum has an advisory role in strategic access, recreation issues and public rights of way. It acts as statutory adviser to Derby City and Derbyshire County Councils and to other bodies on the improvement of public access to land in the area for the purpose of open-air recreation and the enjoyment of the area. It meets every three months, in Derby and locations within the County alternately.
The members of the Forum provide a reasonable balance between representatives of:
The Forum has already been consulted on:
Other matters that the Forum is being consulted on are:
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rights of way improvement plans prepared by local highway authorities
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any byelaws to be made by the highway authority affecting access land
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the appointment of access wardens on land where a new right of access applies
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directions restricting or excluding long-term access to access land.
Meetings scheduled for 2010
- Friday 19 March 2010 (Derby venue)
- Friday 18 June (County venue)
- Friday 24 September (Derby venue)
- Friday 3 December (County venue)
All meetings in Derby start at 10.15am. Meetings elsewhere start at 10am.
For further information contact
Derby City Council
Regeneration and Community Department
Plans and Policies Section
Roman House
Friar Gate
Derby DE1 1XB
Telephone 01332 255024 Minicom 01332 256666 Fax 01332 255989 email rightsofway@derby.gov.uk
For additional information on local access forums, you can visit these websites
Naturenet
Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs - DEFRA
Derbyshire County Council