1. Atherstone Girls Group
Dundee Youth Council

2. Period Poverty What does this phrase mean?

3. We shouldn’t be embarrassed to talk about menstruation and as a society we need to be better at talking about subjects considered to be taboo.
Everyone in this discussion should be comfortable to discuss and share opinion
There is no wrong answers and you do not need to answer if you do not want to.

4. Who was the first supermarket to remove VAT off of sanitary products?

5. Tesco became the first UK supermarket to effectively remove the VAT

6. Sara Barrie, safer schools officer for West Yorkshire Police, told The Independent she established that many girls were relying on teachers to provide them with sanitary products, with others opting not to attend school at all for several days a month.

7. Eleven Year old girl’s experience with her period
“I wrapped a sock around my underwear just to stop the bleeding, because I didn't want to get shouted at," she said. "I once Sellotaped tissue to my underwear. I didn't know what else to do.
"I didn't get any money because my mum was a single parent and she had five mouths to feed, so there wasn't much leftover money in the pot to be giving to us."

8. The charity Plan International UK found that one in 10 girls or women aged 14 to 21 in Britain cannot afford sanitary towels or tampons.
This is known as Period Poverty

9. You have a piece of paper and a pen.
We’re going to go through some ideas and questions and discuss and write down our ideas
At any point if you do not wish to share do not hesitate in doing so.
Every answer is private and personal unless you wish otherwise

10. Monica Lennon MSP (Member of the Scottish Parliament) has launched consultation on the ending of Period Poverty. Scotland has implemented the end of Period Poverty by schools and universities and colleges but many places down in England and Wales still suffer from no access to these products and no help in sight.

11. How do you feel about the idea? Do you support or disagree with it?

12. Do you think that it is effective to use a Card to get access to the products needed for free?

13. What is the best Way in order to give out these cards?
A) The card should be available to anyone; card-holders should have unlimited access to free sanitary products B) The card should be available to anyone; its use should be restricted (e.g. by limiting the number of products that may be claimed each month) C) The card should be available only to those on low incomes or in receipt of benefits; card-holders should have unlimited access to free sanitary products D) The card should be available only to those on low incomes or in receipt of benefits; its use should be restricted (e.g. by limiting the number of products that may be claimed each month) E) There is no need for a card scheme F) Other (please specify)

14. Do you have a view on which locations would be most suitable for dispensing free sanitary products (e.g. GP surgeries, pharmacies, community centres, health clinics)?
A) The Doctors? B) Walk in Centres? C) Supermarkets? D) Anywhere else?

15. Do you agree that there should be specific obligations on schools, colleges and universities to make sanitary products available for free (via dispensers in toilets)?
A) Yes B) No

16. Have you ever struggled to access or afford sanitary products during menstruation? (e.g. Financial barriers, unexpected circumstances, health issues)
A) Yes B) No C) Prefer not to say

17. If sanitary products were available for free, which of the following would apply to you?
A) I would use them frequently
B) I would use them occasionally
C) Does not apply to me
D) I would not use them all at

18. How much money do you think would be wasted or saved on allowance of free products?
A) On education places B) Supermarkets C) Individuals

19. Are there ways in which the Bill could reduce costs or increasing savings?

20. What overall impact is the proposed Bill likely to have on equality, taking account of the following protected characteristics (under the Equality Act 2010): age, disability, gender re-assignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation?

21. In what ways could any negative impact of the proposed Bill on equality be minimised or avoided?

22. Can this Idea be real through taking care to not cause issues on money, social understanding or effects on the Environment

23. Do you have any other comments or suggestions on the idea?

24. Dundee Youth Council
Youth led project for Young People aged
Working with Young People to get their views across to the people that can influence.
Many opportunities and rewards to be gained.
We have done Teas and Talks on various important issues such as mental health and Learning Difficulties.
We have met with important decision makers and influenced Dundee City Council’s decisions.
Scottish Youth Parliament
Dundee City has 3 MSPY’S who were democratically elected to represent the views of the Young People of Dundee.
Meeting 3 times a year with other representatives across Scotland to share their Young People’s views from their areas.
With the Scottish Youth Parliament Scottish Young People have benefited from Votes at 16.
This years campaign is “Right here, right now” relating to Young People’s Rights.

25. http://www. independent. co
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