Decision - Public toilets

Brighton and Hove Decided 17 Jan 2023 for determination GET /api/coverage

Decision maker

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Report author

Rachel Chasseaud

Published

19 Jan 2023

Reference

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The Equality Impact Assessment considers the effects of introducing charges at some public toilets across Brighton & Hove. Charging may disproportionately affect older people, disabled people, pregnant people, women and girls, low-income households, parents and carers, and rough sleepers, so the assessment proposes publicising alternative facilities and exploring ways to keep toilets open without council funding.

Recommendation

Introduce charging at some public toilet sites to help sustain public toilet provision and reduce the council's budget gap, while publicising alternative facilities and exploring options such as transferring sites to third parties.

Financial impact

A £0.300m saving is proposed for the 2023/24 public toilet budget; an earlier £0.400m pressure was forecast within the public toilet budget.

Ward affected

city-wide

Decision maker

Environment, Transport & Sustainability Committee

Stakeholders named

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Residents and visitorsOlder peopleDisabled peopleTransgender peoplePregnant peopleWomen and girlsLower-income families and individualsParents and carers of young childrenRough sleepersLibraries, museums, shopping centres and other alternative toilet providersThird parties and other businesses or organisations that could take responsibility for public toilet sites

Next steps

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Publicise alternative toilets in libraries, museums, shopping centres and other facilities.
Explore options for keeping more public toilets open without council funds, including handing sites to third parties.
Update website content in February 2023.
Monitor the number of toilets planned for closure that are reopened over 12 to 36 months.
After the Budget Council decision on 23 February 2023, communicate the facilities available to rough sleepers.
Transfer the actions into service or business plans and monitor their outcomes.

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