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:

Period Dignity Month 2025 - Get involved!

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 5^th February 2025 11am - 2pm at Buchanan Galleries
Wednesday 12^th February 2025, 11am-2pm at The Forge Shopping Centre
Wednesday 19^th February 2025, 11am-2pm at The Lochs, Easterhouse
Wednesday 26^th February 2025, 11am-2pm at Silverburn Shopping Centre

The PickupMyPeriod app

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

Period Dignity Consultation in Glasgow

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.