Require every baby changing room to have a toilet for the parent

Open for signatures 39 signatures

What the petition asks

I want it to be mandatory that every baby changing room should have a toilet. If you are out on your own, with your baby, and you need the toilet, there is usually nowhere to go. You can’t leave your baby and use the women’s/men’s toilet, and 80% of baby changing rooms I’ve used don’t have a toilet.

I believe having a toilet in a baby changing room would also help families. As a mother who has had a baby and a small toddler, it’s impossible to take your baby in the pram, or carry them into a toilet cubicle to help your toilet trained toddler. I want to be able to use the toilet, knowing that baby is safely in their pram, within my sight. “Family changing rooms” should include a nappy changing station, a toilet and a sink, meaning that every member of the family can go to the toilet safely.

Timeline

10 Jul 2026

Petition opened for signatures

Key facts

Signatures 39

Status Open for signatures

Department Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government

Opened 10 Jul 2026

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