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  • The Period Products (Free Provision) Act (NI) 2022 - DfC guidance for specified public service bodies

    Topics:
    • DfC corporate, 
    • About DfC

    Date published: 7 July 2025

    Under the Period Products (Free Provision) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022, specified public service bodies of the Department of Communities (DfC) has a statutory duty to provide period products free of charge on their premises from 1 September 2025.This publication provides guidance to those bodies on administering their duties under the Act.

    Specified public service bodies of DfC.

    • The Armagh Observatory and Planetarium
    • The Arts Council of Northern Ireland
    • The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
    • Local Government Staff Commission
    • The Northern Ireland Library Authority
    • The Northern Ireland Housing Executive
    • The Northern Ireland Local Government Officers’ Superannuation Committee
    • The National Museums and Galleries of Northern Ireland
    • Sport Northern Ireland
    • The Commissioner for Children and Young People for Northern Ireland
    • The Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland 

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