Commentary on Sections Part 2 – Cycling and Walking Investment Strategies Section 21: Cycling and walking investment strategies
84.Section 21 places a duty on the Secretary of State to set a Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy for England, to review or replace the Strategy regularly – at least once every five years – and to report periodically to Parliament on progress towards meeting its objectives. It is necessary for the Strategy to specify objectives and the financial resources to be made available by the Secretary of State for the purposes of achieving these objectives, and the period to which it relates. The Secretary of State is required to consult when setting or varying a Strategy, and to bear in mind the desirability of certainty and stability in relation to the Strategy when considering a variation.