Submitted on Tuesday 31st May 2016
Published on Thursday 2nd June 2016
Current status: Closed
Closed: Friday 2nd December 2016
Signatures: 156
Make the provision of free public toilets a legal requirement for local councils
Public toilets are not legally require to be provided by local authorities, which means that they are often closed to save money. As urinating or defecating on the street is illegal it effectively means that a person has to spend money in a private establishment in order to use the toilets.
"Joan Dean said her husband Brian, who has Parkinson's Disease, was left humiliated when he wet himself after failing to find a toilet on a trip to Levenshulme, in Manchester, where 18 toilets have been closed in the last 10 years."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36405414
People who are vulnerable, ill, homeless or on low income might not be able to use private facilities yet face legal action if they urinate or defecate on the street. This is an affront to dignity and needs to be addressed.
You can't sign this petition because it is now closed. But you can still comment on it here at Repetition.me!
3.145.61.101 Fri, 15 Nov 2024 02:24:16 +0000
