Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill

Author: Ailsa Burn-Murdoch and Joel McTaggart

PDF Published: Wednesday 30 Oct 2019 (SB 19-67)

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- Executive Summary
- Background
- Action on period poverty
  - Scottish Government action
    
    Legislation
    
    VAT
    
    Free provision
  - UK Government action
    
    Value Added Tax (VAT)
    
    Free provision and Period Poverty Taskforce
  - International action
    
    Taxation
    
    United States of America
- The Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill
  - Draft proposal for a Bill and consultation
    
    Support for Bill
  - Introduction
  - Part 1 - General right to and supply of free period products
    
    Consultation
    
    General provisions
    
    Card-based scheme
  - Part 2 - Provision for pupils, students and others
    
    Consultation
  - Part 3 - General
  - Financial Memorandum
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