A consultation will be held in Glasgow on where free period products should be located.
Scotland became the first country in the world to make period products free for all when MSPs backed a bill in November last year.
The act, which comes into force by December 2022, puts a legal duty on councils to ensure free items, such as tampons and sanitary pads, are available to “all those who might need them”.
Before the roll-out, Glasgow City Council is required to undertake a consultation with all individuals who currently use sanitary products, who will use them in the future and those who collect them on behalf of others.
The council is awaiting guidance from the Scottish Government before a consultation date is announced.
It will cover where people want the products to be made available, where in these premises products should be made available, how products should be obtained and the type of products wanted.
Councillors will receive an update on the introduction of free products when they meet next week.
A report by Maureen McKenna, the council’s education director, says period products have already been made available in schools and, through a partnership between Glasgow Life and Simon Community Scotland, in a number of community venues.
“The aim prior to the pandemic was to extend this approach to all Glasgow Life venues and social work offices.”
The full cost of delivering the access is “currently unknown”, but full funding will be provided to councils. Glasgow has been allocated £620,000 for 2021/22.
A Glasgow Period Poverty Dignity Group has been set up to support the roll-out in the city, and will work with organisations to ensure “a variety of period products are made available across the city in schools and public places”.
The period products bill was introduced by Labour MSP Monica Lennon, who has been campaigning to end period poverty.
Glasgow City Council will be required to ensure there is a reasonable choice of products, which are easy to obtain, and that “due consideration is given to respect and dignity” in its approach.
It must also consider those “who may face additional barriers, for example, those who are disabled, homeless, gypsy/ travellers, victims of domestic abuse or those who have cultural barriers”.
