Free provision of Period Products

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:

• IOS - PickupMyPeriod app (opens new window)
• Android - PickupMyPeriod app (opens new window)

In West Lothian products are available in the locations below. Look out for our posters below.

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.