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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Saman Javed

Period poverty campaigners urge government to extend access to free products across the UK

PA Wire

Campaign groups have hailed the introduction of new legislation in Scotland which will give people in the country access to free period products.

The Period Product Act, which comes into effect on Monday (15 August), legally requires councils and education providers to make period products freely available to anyone who needs them.

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