Free period products
Following a public consultation in July, the council has drawn up an action plan to get the free period products people in Moray need, in the places they want.
New legislation requires local authorities to make period products freely available to anyone who menstruates. A reasonable range of products must be easily accessible and comfortable for individuals to access, without embarrassment, and in a way that respects a person’s dignity.
The council currently supplies free period products to all council schools and, in partnership with Moray Food Plus+, around 100 other publicly accessible premises including; community facilities; publicly accessible toilets; GP surgeries; and numerous independent community and voluntary group facilities. These will now be added to using feedback from the recent survey.
Moray will also soon be included on the PickUpMyPeriod app and website so anyone who needs period products can easily find where they are available nearby.