Scotland to be first country to provide free period products

Scotland becomes first country in the world to make sanitary products free for all

Scotland's Social Justice Secretary Shona Robison hailed decision saying that women have been forced to make "difficult choices due to the high cost of living.

Scotland first country to ensure access to free period products

Edinburgh, United Kingdom: Scotland will on Monday become the first country in the world to ensure universal access to free period products following the passing of landmark legislation in 2020.Councils and education providers will be legally required to make period products available free of charge to anyone who needs them, the Scottish government said in a statement issued Sunday."Providing access to free period products is fundamental to equa…

Scotland to become first country in world to provide free period products

The legislation, which was originally proposed by Labour MSP Monica Lennon, was unanimously approved by the Scottish Parliament back in 2020.

Scotland will be world's first country to provide free tampons

Scotland is paving the way for more countries to do the same (Picture: PA)Scotland will become the first country in the world to legally protect the right to free period products when new legislation comes into force tomorrow.The Period Products Act means councils and education providers will be legally required to make free sanitary products available to those who need them.Since 2017, around £27 million has been spent to provide access in publ…

Legal right to access free period products comes into force on Monday

THE legal right to have access to free period products comes into force in Scotland on Monday.

Menstruationsartikel in Schottland ab Montag kostenlos zugänglich

"Wir sind stolz, die erste nationale Regierung zu sein, die einen solchen Schritt geht", erklärte Ministerin Robinson. Schottland ist Vorreiter im Kampf gegen die "Perioden-Armut".