And a bill passed by the Scottish. LONDON Scotland has become the first country in the world to make period products freely available to all who need them after final approval was given to a.
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Scotland free period products. The Scottish Government was the first government in the world to make period products free to students when they launched the scheme in 2018. Its passage means the government will now set up a nationwide program to allow anyone who needs period products to get them free of charge. People in Scotland will soon be able to get free period products under law in a move it claims is a world first.
MSPs unanimously approved the Period Products Free. A Private Members Bill Proposed Sanitary Products Free Provision Scotland completed consultation on 8 th December 2017 and received 1753 responses of which 96 were supportive of the proposal. The Period Products Free Provision Scotland Act which passed unanimously through its final stage on Tuesday evening will place a legal duty on local authorities to make period.
London CNN Scotland has become the first country to allow free and universal access to menstrual products including tampons and pads in public facilities a landmark victory for the global. Members of the Scottish Parliament MSPs passed the Period Products Free Provision Scotland Bill unanimously on Tuesday following its first introduction in 2017. Free menstrual products are already available to students in high schools colleges and universities in Scotland.
Scotland has become the first country in the world to make period products free for all. The Scottish Government must set up a Scotland-wide scheme to allow anyone who needs period products to get them free of charge schools colleges and universities must make a range of period products available for free in their toilets. The Period Products Free Provision Scotland Bill was passed unanimously by the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday.
According to the parliaments website the law requires the Scottish Government to set up a universal system so that anyone in need of period products can get them for free. The Period Products Bill has just passed its first legislative hurdle and if it becomes law which looks likely the Scottish government will be obliged to provide free sanitary pads and tampons. 25 2020 -- Scotland will be the first country to make tampons and sanitary.
Ms Lennon said the Period Products Free Provision Scotland Bill was a practical and progressive piece of legislation made all the more vital because of the coronavirus pandemic. Shes been campaigning to end period. The Period Products Free Provision Scotland Bill was introduced in April 2019 by Scottish Labour s health spokeswoman Monica Lennon MSP with the aim of tackling period poverty which is when some people who need period products struggle to afford them.
The Scottish Government will now establish a nationwide scheme that allows anyone who needs period products to get them free of charge while compensating providers. New legislation was passed this week which means local authorities must ensure period products such as tampons sanitary pads and reusable period items are available for free to anyone in the area who needs them. The Scope of the EQIA We consider both the impact and the risk to be low.
May offer free tampons and pads in public bathrooms Dec. The Period Products Free Provision Scotland Act was passed on Tuesday after years of advocating by Labour MSP Monica Lennon. 28 2019 Under the bill the Scottish government must set up measures to.
Working in partnership Young Scot the Scottish Government has identified that amongst those who accessed the free products 84 said the scheme had a positive impact on them.
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