Third of young women and girls in UK can’t access free period products

More than 30% have no access to free menstrual products at school or college, despite government schemes

Almost a third of girls and young women in the UK cannot access free period products at their school or college, despite government schemes being in place for several years, research suggests.

Some 32% of girls and young women said they could not access free menstrual products at their school or college because they were unavailable, according to a survey commissioned by Girlguiding.