Shower and associated changing facilities Moniaive Primary School

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Dear Dumfries and Galloway Council,

Dear Dumfries and Galloway Council,

1. Has there been any pupils with soiling issues due to disability who have attended Moniaive Primary School in the last five years? A simple yes or no will suffice in order to avoid personal data being shared.

2. Please supply any documents which show if the Council has ever given consideration to the feasibility or cost of installing a disabled accessible shower and associated changing facilities in Moniaive Primary School in the last five years for the use of pupils who may have soiling issues due to disability.

3. If there are none, please state this.

4. If there are none, what consideration or planning has been made for pupils with soiling issues due to disability issues?

eg. How and where are pupils expected to be cleaned up and changed which preserves the dignity of pupils and staff, especially in cases where soiling is from a bowel motion ?

Yours faithfully,

COLIN WHITE

Dumfries and Galloway Council

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Dumfries and Galloway Council

Please find below the Council's response to your request 348524 which was received on 17/07/2018.

Details of request: 1. Has there been any pupils with soiling issues due to disability who have attended Moniaive Primary School in the last five years? A simple yes or no will suffice in order to avoid personal data being shared.

2. Please supply any documents which show if the Council has ever given consideration to the feasibility or cost of installing a disabled accessible shower and associated changing facilities in Moniaive Primary School in the last five years for the use of pupils who may have soiling issues due to disability.

3. If there are none, please state this.

4. If there are none, what consideration or planning has been made for pupils with soiling issues due to disability issues?

eg. How and where are pupils expected to be cleaned up and changed which preserves the dignity of pupils and staff, especially in cases where soiling is from a bowel motion ?

Response:

1. Has there been any pupils with soiling issues due to disability who have attended Moniaive Primary School in the last five years?

Yes

2. Please supply any documents which show if the Council has ever given consideration to the feasibility or cost of installing a disabled accessible shower and associated changing facilities in Moniaive Primary School in the last five years for the use of pupils who may have soiling issues due to disability.

In accordance with Section 17(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, Dumfries and Galloway Council can confirm that it does not hold the information requested.

3. If there are none, please state this.

In accordance with Section 17(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, Dumfries and Galloway Council can confirm that it does not hold the information requested.

4. If there are none, what consideration or planning has been made for pupils with soiling issues due to disability issues?

In accordance with Section 17(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, Dumfries and Galloway Council can confirm that it does not hold the information requested.

For information, Moniaive Primary School have an accessible toilet with appropriate space for changing, if required.

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Kind Regards

FOI Unit
Dumfries and Galloway Council

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