FOI Req: Period Products

Request 101003907806

Under the Period Products (Free Provision) Scotland Act 2021, each local authority is allocated a budget to support this legislation. Therefore, could you provide information on the following:

1. How much funding is allocated to your local authority, specifically for period products? Please provide figures for the financial years 23/24, 24/25 and 25/26.
2. How much of the allocated funding is utilised for period products, in support of this Act?
3. If the allocated funding and utilised funding are negatively different, could you specify why this is? Essentially, if the full allocated budget is not used, could you explain why?
4. Which specific brands do you purchase from?
5. Do you purchase products with specific criteria? I.e. organic