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		Written answer
	answer has question	6aqJ6k9b
	answer has answering person	Chloe Rebecca Smith
	answer text	<p>The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 (‘Workplace Regulations’) do not explicitly require the provision of a disposal method for sanitary products in toilets, it is the guidance which supports the law <a href="https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/l24.htm" target="_blank">Workplace health, safety and welfare - L24 (hse.gov.uk) Approved Code of Practice and guidance</a> which makes reference to this requirement.</p><p> </p><p>Regulation 2(3) of the Workplace Regulations aims to ensure that workplaces meet the health, safety and welfare needs of each member of the workforce. The Health and Safety Executive has informed me that they intend to consider whether the guidance regarding disposal of sanitary dressings in toilets fulfils that aim.</p>
	answer given date	2021-12-02
	answer has answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	written answer has answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
Department for Work and Pensions	answering body has written answer	roOeDjzQ
Department for Work and Pensions	answering body has answer	roOeDjzQ
6aqJ6k9b	question has answer	roOeDjzQ
Chloe Rebecca Smith	answering person has answer	roOeDjzQ