Free provision of Period Products
Under the Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Act 2021, local authorities and education providers are legally responsible for providing free period products to anyone who may require them.

The Free Period Product Provision Act (2021) received Royal Assent on January 12 2021 and came into force on 15 August 2022. Local authorities must ensure a wide range of period products are free and easy to obtain in a dignified manner and a written statement detailing plans for provision must be prepared.
The aim of the scheme is to make sure everyone who needs these products can pick them up for free at an easily accessible pick up point - with no questions asked.
West Lothian Council is well placed to deliver on the the Act, for several years we have provided free period products as part of addressing poverty. This has seen access to free period products across the county delivered through schools, community buildings and local sports centres. The provision of free period products is currently undertaken by Education Services for schools, the Community Planning and Regeneration team for community provision and we work with West Lothian Leisure to provide free products at local sports centres.
In our schools, a range of period products is accessible to young people and staff including re-usable items. In secondary schools the products can be uplifted in locations (which vary across schools), determined following consultation with the school's Pupil Council.
The Act, however, has opened up the requirement of provision to all.
As required a Period Products consultation was carried out within West Lothian between May and July 2022. This allowed us to engage the local community and gather their views on on the accessibility of free period products. This information has been used to help shape the West Lothian Council Free Period Product Provision - Statement [693KB] t.
Everyone!
Our products are available at no cost to all those who live, work or visit West Lothian.
We will not ask for proof of identify, address or income details.
You can find out more about the products by visiting Hey Girls online shop (opens new window) . Please note that we do not provide the complete range of products through our service.

Across Scotland you can find venues stocking the products on the My Period Live wesite (opens new window) or by downloading the PickupMyPeriod app:
In West Lothian products are available in the locations below. Look out for our posters below.

Location | Opening Times (May vary) | Products Available |
Armadale Partnership Centre | Monday - Friday 8am-9:30pm Saturday 9am-1pm | Tampons, Sanitary Pads, Menstrual Cups |
The Dale Hub | Monday-Friday 9am-4pm | Tampons, Sanitary Pads |
Xcite Armadale | Monday - 7:30am - 8pm Tuesday-Thursday - 8:30am - 9pm Friday - 8:30am - 8pm Saturday & Sunday - 9am - 4pm | Tampons, Sanitary Pads |
Location | Opening Times (May vary) | Products Available |
Bathgate Partnership Centre | Monday - Friday 8:30am-8pm Saturday 9am-5pm | Tampons, Sanitary Pads |
Simpson Medical Group | Monday-Friday 8am-6pm | Tampons, Sanitary Pads, Menstrual Cups |
Xcite Bathgate | Monday - Friday 6am-10pm Saturday 8am-6pm Sunday 8am-8pm | Tampons, Sanitary Pads |
Location | Opening Times (May vary) | Products Available |
Almond Group Practice Winchburgh | Monday 8am-6pm Tuesday 8am-6pm Wednesday-Thursday 8am-1pm 2pm-6pm Friday 8am-6pm |
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Almondell Country Park | Monday-Sunday April-October 9am-5pm November-March 10am-4pm | Super and Regular Tampons, Large and Small Menstrual Cups, Low Absorbency Sanitary Pads |
Ferguson Medical Practice Broxburn | Monday-Friday 8am-6pm | |
Strathbrock Partnership Centre | Monday-Friday 8am-5:45pm Thursday 8am-6:45pm Saturday 8:30am-1pm | Tampons, Sanitary Pads,Menstrual Cups |
Wood Medical Practice Broxburn | Monday-Friday 8am-6pm | |
Xcite Broxburn Sports Centre | Monday - 6:30am - 9pm Tuesday - 8:30am - 9pm Wednesday - 6:30am - 9pm Thursday - 8:30am - 9pm Friday - 6:30am - 9pm Saturday - 9am - 4pm Sunday - 9am - 6pm | Tampons, Sanitary Pads |
Xcite Broxburn Swimming Pool | Monday - 8:30am - 3:30pm Tuesday - 8:30am - 5:30pm Wednesday - 8:30am - 9pm Thursday - 8:30am - 6pm Friday - 8:30am - 2:30pm Saturday - Closed Sunday - 9am - 4pm | Tampons, Sanitary Pads |
Location | Opening Times (May vary) | Products Available |
Fauldhouse Health Centre | Monday-Friday 8am-6.30pm |
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Polbeth Community Hub | Monday - Thursday 9am-2.45pm | Tampons, Sanitary Towels, Menstrual Cups, Reusable Pads |
Stoneyburn Community Centre | Monday - Friday (various times) | Tampons, Sanitary Pads,Menstrual Cups |
The Community Woods and Garden | Monday-Thursday 9am-5.30pm | |
West Calder Hub | Currently Closed for 9 weeks (August 2022) | |
West Calder Medical Practice | Monday-Friday 8am-6pm |
Location | Opening Times (May vary) | Products Available | ||||||
Beecraigs Country Park |
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Linlithgow Partnership Centre (Tam Dalyell House) | Monday: 9am - 5pm | Super and Regular Tampons, Large and Small Menstrual Cups,Day and Night Sanitary Pads | ||||||
Xcite Linlithgow | Monday - Thursday 6am - 9pm Friday - 6am - 8pm Saturday - 8:45am - 6pm Sunday - 8:15am - 8pm | Super and Regular Tampons, Menstrual Cups, Sanitary Pads |
Location | Opening Times (May vary) | Products Available |
Almondell Country Park | Monday-Sunday April-October 9am-5pm November-March 10am-4pm | Super and Regular Tampons, Large and Small Menstrual Cups, Low Absorbency Sanitary Pads |
Almondbank Library | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday: 9am - 6pm Thursday: 9am - 7pm | Super and Regular Tampons, Large and Small Menstrual Cups,Day and Night Sanitary Pads |
Carmondean Medical Practice (Barclays) | Monday - Friday 8am-6pm | Tampons, Sanitary Pads, Menstrual Cups |
Civic Centre | Monday-Friday 9am-5pm | Tampons, Sanitary Pads |
Craigshill Health Centre | Monday - Friday 8am-6pm | Super and Regular Tampons, small and regular Menstrual Cups, Sanitary Pads |
Dedridge Medical Group | Monday- Friday 8am-6pm | |
Forestbank Community Centre | Various between 9am-10pm | |
Howden Park Centre | Monday-Friday 9am-5pm Saturday-Sunday 10am-5pm | |
West Lothian Foodbank | Various between Monday-Saturday 9am-4pm | |
Xcite Craigswood | Monday - Friday - 6:30am - 10pm Saturday - 9am - 5pm Sunday - 9am - 8pm | Tampons, Sanitary Pads |
Xcite Livingston | Monday - Friday - 6:00am - 9pm Saturday - 9am - 5pm Sunday - 9am - 5pm | Tampons, Sanitary Pads |
Location | Opening Times (May vary) | Products Available |
East Calder Health Centre | Monday-Friday 8am-6pm | |
Xcite East Calder | Monday - Friday - 9am - 9pm Saturday - 9am - 4:30pm Sunday - 9:45am - 15:30pm | Tampons, Sanitary Pads |
Location | Opening Times (May vary) | Products Available |
Ashgrove Group Practice Blackburn | Monday-Friday 8am-6pm |
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Blackburn Partnership Centre | Monday-Friday 8am-10pm Saturday 9am-1pm Sunday 6pm-9pm | Super and Regular Tampons, Menstrual Cups, Sanitary Pads |
Seafield Community Centre | contact centre for details - self access | boxed and loose sanitary pads (no night ones) boxed tampons |
Whitburn Partnership Centre | Under construction but opening soon | |
Xcite Whitburn | Monday - Friday 8am-9pm Saturday-Sunday 9am-3.30pm | Super and Regular Tampons, Menstrual Cups, Sanitary Pads |
If you are unable to access the free products offered in one of our community venues reasonably easily, and no one else is able to do so on your behalf please we do have products for delivery to you at home via our online ordering service. There is no charge for the products or delivery.
Anyone is welcome to use this free service, but you must live in West Lothian and provide a West lothian post code for delivery. Deliveries can take a few days to a few weeks, however products are available in the community as listed above.
Basic contact details are taken by our supplier in order to post the order to you or to contact if there are any issues with your order delivery. Your information will be used for delivery and our own monitoring requirements and will be deleted when no longer required. You do not have to provide your real name and can use an alias if you want. All products are packaged discreetly so no-one will know what they contain and will be delivered by Royal Mail.
Place your order here (opens new window)
We are now offering an online order service for reusable products which can be collected at West Lothian Council buildings across the county. If you would like to order products please fill in our online order form found below. Basic contact details are taken in order to process your order, monitor uptake and confirm collection details. If you would like more information on how your data will be used please read our Reusable Products - Privacy Policy [68KB]
Re-usable Products Order form (opens new window)
If the products you require are not listed please get in touch at periodproducts@westlothian.gov.uk (opens new window) and we will do our best to assist you.
If you have any questions, or if you wish to provide feedback on this service, please contact us at periodproducts@westlothian.gov.uk
If you have queries on your order, we can contact Hey Girls on your behalf. Please include the address you gave for the delivery in your email.