Prisons: Sanitary Protection
(asked on 21st February 2018) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the availability of feminine hygiene products to women in prison.
This question was answered on 1st March 2018
There is a national product list that details the products and prices of items that prisoners can buy: this includes feminine hygiene items. Guidance on managing women prisoners states that women should be given any items required to meet essential personal needs for their first 24 hours in custody. Women also have access to a choice of sanitary provisions that are provided free of charge.