Force the re-opening of all public lavatories

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Ensure that lavatories are available to the public wherever they go.

We all need to use the lavatory at times. Young children, pregnant women, and people suffering from a variety of medical conditions need to use them frequently. Public urination and defecation are not only disgusting but also constitute a serious health hazard. It is utterly appalling that a modern state should reduce its citizens to this extremity.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

We can’t accept your petition because it is about something local authorities, not the Government or House of Commons, are responsible for. Individual local authorities are responsible for the provision of public toilets, and the Government has not required these to be closed at any point during the outbreak.

On 28 June Government ministers wrote to councils thanking those that had kept toilets open during the pandemic, and urging those that have closed them to refer to advice on measures that can be taken to open toilets in a safe way: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/896040/Joint_letter_Simon_Clarke_MP_and_Rebecca_Pow_MP.pdf

If your local authority has not reopened public toilets in your area, you should contact them directly about this.

Timeline

10 Jun 2020	Petition opened for signatures
19 Aug 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 19 Aug 2020

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