I know some of you will want to be signing if you haven’t already
For a thousand years, trespass has been a civil offence – but now the Government is proposing to make trespass a criminal offence: a crime against the state. Doing so could:
- Criminalise ramblers who stray even slightly from the path;
- Remove the ability of local residents to establish new rights of way;
- Criminalise wild camping, denying hikers a night under the stars;
- Clamp down on peaceful protest, a fundamental right and essential part of our democracy;
- Impact Traveller communities.
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300139
Just to be clear, there is no UK Trespass law. This proposal would not affect Scotland.
^Thnks, I updated the title. All British citizens and UK residents can sign.
I've signed and shared that amongst my cycling groups and on social media.
but if they do then they would surely have to give everyone the right to roam?
This seems like a good place to share OpenMTB's response on the issue...
http://openmtb.org.uk/resources/response-to-uk-government-consultation-on-trespass/
Just to be clear, there is no UK Trespass law.
On this basis there is no law of negligence and no law of murder either. It is not a helpful way of looking at it.
Reading two consecutive sentences is beyond your comprehension skills? The OP understood my point.
Took nearly two hours to receive e-mail to sign, but signed, for those of you that go into the wilderness.
Well that is a lot of context you are assuming theer scotroutes. You meant "UK wide" I assume? There is a lot of UK trespass law, several to choose from.