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Public Lavatories: Disability

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 21 January 2026UIN 105419

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to introduce a statutory requirement in Building Regulations for the provision of Changing Places toilets in new developments.

Answered by Samantha Dixon

The Government has no plans to mandate Changing Places toilets in new developments. Statutory guidance accompanying the Building Regulations (Approved Document M Vol.2 paragraphs 5.6 and 5.7) has already been updated, in January 2021, and includes provision for Changing Places toilets in new non-dwelling developments.

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