Petition · Home Office

Legally require free access to period products in all public buildings

Open for signatures 208 signatures

What the petition asks

Create a law like the free period product law in Scotland, which mandates that local authorities and education providers must make period products available free of charge. We would like the Government to fund free period products to be available in all public buildings.
If men didn't have to go to the toilet but women did would toilet paper be free? When you go inside a bathroom it is expected to see toilet paper, soap and water. This is obviously because going to the toilet is a natural bodily function that you cannot control. However, for women having a period is also a natural bodily function that they cannot control. In our view, by giving toilet paper to men and not period products to women we are essentially saying that women are not as valued as men.

Timeline

10 Apr 2026 Petition opened for signatures

Key facts

Signatures 208
Status Open for signatures
Department Home Office
Opened 10 Apr 2026

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 26 Jul 2026.