Pride in Place
On 25th September the Secretary of State for MHCLG the Rt Hon Steve Reed issued a governemnt policy paper called “Pride in Place” that set out the whole of governments desire for communities to take back control of their local environments. Backed by a record investment of around £5billion over the next 10 years that was announced by the Prime Minister.
Section 99: of the Policy paper states: Recognising that town centres must be accessible to everyone in our communities, we must address the barriers that poor toilet provision can represent. We have therefore included the provision of public toilets as a pre-approved intervention for areas receiving the Priode in Place funding.
In his foreward he remarked: “Make no mistake that this is a pilot in a new way of governing, and it dwarfs anything that has come before. The party, founded a hundred years ago to serve working families, is today putting working families in control of their lives and their neighbourhoods. This is our alternative to the forces trying to pull us apart. This is our answer to those who feel silenced, ignored and forgotten”
The Rt Hon Steve Reed OBE MP
Secretary of State for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
After over 25 years of campaigning and lobbying successive governments the BTA greatly welcomes the announcement and has agreed with the department to work closely with Ministers and Councils to see the inception and roll out of this wonderful new initiative. Our political team are already gathering support from Ministers and Memebers of the Lords to add their support to the Mayors and all the Councils who will aail themselves of this new programme and associated funding.
