Question reference: S6W-12483
- Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 23 November 2022
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Current status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 30 November 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how it works with people with lived experience to co-design its current policy regarding Changing Places toilets.
Answer
We are committed to working with people with lived experience as we progress our first phase of work to design an investment programme that ensures that the Changing Places Toilets which are built are fit for purpose. We work closely with PAMIS (Promoting A More Inclusive Society) and will engage further with people with lived experience as we develop our Changing Places Toilets investment programme. On 2 November, I also attended a meeting of the Cross-Party Group on Changing Places Toilets to provide an update on progress.
Engaging with people with lived experience is at the heart of policy-making in the Scottish Government. We believe that people have the right to contribute to, and to influence, the decisions that affect their lives, choices and life chances, and that involving the people likely to be affected by the decision in the process results in better decision making.