Highland Council welcomes free provision of sanitary towels
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Senior Highland councillors have welcomed the free provision of sanitary products.
The Scottish Parliament last week approved the Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill which will make free period products available for anyone who needs them.
Councillor Linda Munro, chairwoman of the council's health, social care and wellbeing committee, said: “On behalf of the council, I welcome the Bill passed by the Scottish Parliament which will make period products accessible in our communities.
“Everyone should have access to sanitary products when they need them.
"Until now, the costs of these products have had a financial impact on households living on a low income.
"This year, more people than ever before have required additional support as we recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. This Bill will make sure that no one living and working in the Highlands, and across Scotland, will be in a position where they have to forego this basic necessity.”
Under the Bill, the council has a duty to ensure that period products are accessible across the region including in Highland Council educational settings.
Local schools, with Scottish Government funding, have been supporting pupils with free access to products since 2018.
The council’s humanitarian distribution centre so far has distributed approximately 840 boxes of period products, each box containing about 12 packets.
