Give UK women in full-time education/on benefits to receive free sanitary wear.

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

In Kelmscott Secondary School, our group of Youth Health Champions and Team London Ambassadors have been campaigning since September to put a stop to period poverty by organizing a campaign named Drip 16, involving producing a government funded P-Card (Period Card) that gives out free sanitary wear.

We want feminine product manufacturers to donate products to the domestic violence refuges, charities supporting homeless women and girls and the donations to be made overseas to the most vulnerable and in need groups; the campaign will include making jewellery to sell and an art installation using feminine products and packaging. The sales proceeds would not only be used to raise the profile of the campaign but profits would be divided between charities supporting all types of women and girls.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

We think this petition is similar:

Make female sanitary products free and to be paid for by the government.

The UK Government uses VAT collected on sanitary projects to support charites and projects in aid of women's health. You can find out how to apply here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tampon-tax-fund-application-form-2019-2020-funding-round

Timeline

3 May 2019	Petition opened for signatures
7 Jun 2019	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17

Status Rejected

Rejected 7 Jun 2019

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