Select committee: Women and Equalities Committee
Recommendation 7
12th Report – Menstrual health of girls and young women
Published 4 Mar 2026
Addressed to Government Equalities Office
Women and Equalities Committee Reproductive health conditions: girls and young women All items in this report Report on parliament.uk ↗ Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Recommendation (the committee's words)
Reports that access to school toilets is being restricted are troubling. The Government should investigate the extent to which this is happening and request that school leaders take alternative approaches to tackling issues regarding discipline. (Recommendation, Paragraph 39)
From: Women and Equalities Committee, 12th Report – Menstrual health of girls and young women (HC 1265), 4 March 2026
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 26 May 2026 (deadline 4 May 2026).