Period Dignity
Period Dignity in Glasgow
The Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Act 2021 is the world's first legislation making period products free of charge for anyone who needs them.
The Act came into force on 15th August 2022 and places responsibility on Scottish local authorities and education providers to provide a reasonable choice of free products which are easily obtained in a way that respects a person's dignity.
Glasgow City Council, together with its Period Friendly Partner Simon Community Scotland, now provides free period products in nearly 400 locations across Glasgow.
You will be able to find products in:
- All GCC schools
- Over 120 community venues and publicly accessible spaces
- 50 HSCP buildings
- 29 local foodbanks and pantries
We also have 20 venues now offering reusable products in addition to single use pads and tampons.
Reusable products available include Femme Tasse period pants and Unicorn Cups - a menstrual cup designed and supplied by a local enterprise
These venues are:
- Anniesland Library
- Castlemilk Leisure Centre
- Drumchapel Health Centre
- Drumchapel Community Centre (Thriving Places)
- Easterhouse Library
- Easterhouse Pool
- Emirates Arena
- Garnethill Multicultural Centre
- Gorbals Leisure Centre
- Gorbals Library
- Ibrox Library
- Lambhill Stables
- Maryhill Community Centre
- Maslow's Community Shop
- Mitchell Library
- Pollokshaws Library
- Pyramid at Anderston
- Riddrie Library
- Riverside Museum
- Townhead Village Hall
GCC also continues to work with many of our schools and support them to become 'period dignity champions'.
Pupils from the Period Dignity Steering Group at St Paul's High explain more in this video:
This report provides details on Glasgow City Council's 2025 Period Dignity Month campaign.
Period Dignity Month Report - March 2025 (Word doc, 1 MB)(opens new window)
Our new public consultation launches today (28 February 2025) to seek the views of our citizens on free period product provision across the city.
The survey asks about preferred products, where these should be available, and whether you would consider switching from disposable products to reusable products.
The consultation will run until 4 April 2025.
The survey should take less than 5 minutes to complete. There is one available for the public and one specifically for our pupils. The links are below:
Public - https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/Period-Dignity-Public-Consultation-2025/
Pupil - https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/Period-Dignity-Pupil-Consultation-2025/
Period Dignity Month is marked annually throughout the month of February.
This year, to spread awareness and to continue to breakdown the stigma of talking about periods, GCC will host a range of pop-up events across the city where we will be giving away free reusable period pants and Unicorn Cups.
Join us for Period Dignity Month 2025 at the following events:
- Wednesday 5th February 2025 11am - 2pm at Buchanan Galleries
- Wednesday 12th February 2025, 11am-2pm at The Forge Shopping Centre
- Wednesday 19th February 2025, 11am-2pm at The Lochs, Easterhouse
- Wednesday 26th February 2025, 11am-2pm at Silverburn Shopping Centre
The 'PickupMyPeriod' app allows users to identify locations across Scotland, where free period products will be available - including council buildings and sites across the city.
The app was developed by Hey Girls and funded by the Scottish Government through their education arm 'My Period'.
Free period products are now available in 415 venues across the city.
Download the PickupMyPeriod app so you will never be far from access to period products at:
The Apple Store - https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/pickupmyperiod/id1500403938
The Google Store - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.myperiodapp
The Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Act 2021 requires local authorities to carry out one or more public consultation(s), and to prepare and communicate a statement on their Exercise of Functions - a summary detailing how they will fulfil their legal obligations.
Glasgow City Council launched a public consultation in January 2022. There were three separate surveys to allow us to capture the views of school pupils, organisations and the general public.
In total, there were 2,642 responses to the consultation.
A summary of our findings can be seen below.
Access the full report here: Period Dignity Consultation Findings Report (PDF, 2 MB)(opens new window)
A further public consultation will run in March 2025.
Read more about the launch of PD in Glasgow here - Glasgow pupils help launch public consultation on Period Dignity
Read more about our work in schools and the community here:
- https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/23342946.life-changing-glasgow-period-dignity-event-aims-end-stigma/
- https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/23745132.glasgow-pupils-receive-reusable-period-products/
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