Protecting the public realm without shutting it down
As Martyn's Law approaches, this free special report from LocalGov and Hill & Smith sets out how councils can protect public spaces without shutting them down.
East Devon council plans £3.4m public toilet revamp
22/09/2025 East Devon District Council are set to discuss moving forward with the next phase of its ambitious £3.4m public toilet refurbishment programme. |
Toilet access depends on biological sex, watchdog says
28/04/2025 The equalities watchdog has issued interim guidance for public bodies outlining the implications of the Supreme Court’s ruling on the definition of a ‘woman’. |
Government told to ‘spend a penny’ on public toilets
10/02/2025 Campaigners have launched a new campaign to encourage the Government to invest in the delivery of public toilets. |
Age UK London calls for immediate action on toilet provision
16/01/2025 London boroughs, the Mayor’s Office, Transport for London and the Government have been urged to improve public toilet provision in the capital. |
Clampdown on gender neutral toilets launched
14/08/2023 All new public buildings will be required to have single-sex male and female toilets, the Government announced on Sunday. |
Time to talk toilets
08/08/2023 John McGeachy, senior campaign manager at Age UK London, outlines why public toilets are an important consideration for council teams. |
Council declares ‘pee-back time’
15/12/2022 Westminster City Council is cracking down on revellers who use Soho’s streets as a public urinal. |
Minister confirms over 500 new accessible toilets to be built
24/03/2022 Funding announced in yesterday’s Spring Statement will help provide over 500 new Changing Places Toilets in England, ministerial disability champion confirms. |
Councils urged to invest in public toilets
30/11/2021 The majority of UK adults want more investment from local councils to ensure that public toilets are clean and safe, a new survey has revealed. |
Closure of public toilets ‘threat to health’, warns report
23/05/2019 The decline in public toilets is a threat to health, mobility, and equality, according to a public health body. |
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Accessible toilets to be compulsory in new public buildings
13/05/2019 The Government has published proposals to make toilets that are accessible for disabled people compulsory in all new or refurbished public buildings. |
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Ensuring a hygienic washroom experience for women
13/02/2019 Sian Walkling outlines the considerations that councils should make when it comes to sanitary hygiene. |
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London mayor calls for more gender-neutral toilets
29/11/2017 The mayor of London has called for the provision of more gender-neutral toilets to help trans and non-binary people ‘feel more comfortable’. |
