Closed consultation Consultation on Free Period Products

Summary

The purpose of this consultation is to consult with people in relation to the provision of free period products on:

a) How they ought to be able to obtain period products free of charge;

b) Where period products ought to be obtainable free of charge; and

c) What types of period products ought to be obtainable free of charge.

Documents

• Consultation - Period Products (Free Provision) Act (NI) 2022 Adobe PDF (414 KB)
• Easy Read Version TEO Public Consultation Period Products (Free Provision) Act (NI) 2022 Adobe PDF (8 MB)
• Childrens Version TEO Public Consultation Period Products (Free Provision) Act (NI) 2022 Adobe PDF (3 MB)
• Section 75 Screening - Period Products (Free Provision) Act (NI) 2022 Adobe PDF (511 KB)
• Rural needs Impact Assessment - Free Period Products (Free Provision) Act (NI) 2022 Adobe PDF (276 KB)
• DPIA Screening - Free Period Products (Free Provision) Act (NI) 2022 Adobe PDF (252 KB)
• Human Rights Impact Assessment - Free Period Products (Free Provision) Act (NI) 2022 Adobe PDF (580 KB)

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Consultation description

Period products are essential items for personal care to address a normal biological need and should therefore be available to everyone who needs them, regardless of their economic status.

The Assembly recently made a ground-breaking piece of legislation called the Period Products (Free Provision) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (“the Act”).

The Act places importance on respect for dignity and aims to remove financial barriers to accessing period products.

Section 1 of the Act provides for the provision of free period products and places a duty on The Executive Office (TEO) to ensure that period products are available free of charge, on a universal basis, in appropriate locations.

The Department is now seeking views on:

1. The ways in which users of period products ought to be able to obtain period products free of charge;

2. The locations in which period products ought to be obtainable free of charge; and

3. The types of period products which ought to be obtainable free of charge.

The consultation document and details of how to respond can be accessed here.

Please contact period.products@executiveoffice-ni.gov.uk should you require hard copy versions of the documents, copies in other languages and formats (including Braille, large print etc.), or wish to find out more about our work and the consultation process.

Ways to respond

Consultation closed — responses are no longer being accepted.