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(i)         to instruct officers to develop a strategy with local partners and businesses to increase awareness of accessible toilet provision in the City centre and potential for a Community Toilet Scheme focussed on accessible facilities;

(ii)        to instruct officers to carry out a further in depth review of Radar key user facilities in the city and increase awareness of facilities available;

(iii)       to instruct officers to carry out an audit on the availability of Changing Places toilets as well as accessible toilets in the City centre;

(iv)       to instruct officers to work with current partners to develop a database of available accessible toilets within the City centre and their provisions; and

(v)        to instruct officers to explore the potential of holding a workshop in partnership with Aberdeen Inspire for local businesses, along with local support groups, access panels and the Disability Equity Partnership (DEP) to look at the positive impacts on business by improving accessible toilet provision for the public within the city and how to address any concerns.

With reference to Article 31 of the minute of the meeting of Council on 15 March 2017, the Committee had before it a report by the Interim Director of Communities, Housing and Infrastructure which was a response to the motion by Former Councillor Ironside at the Council meeting of 15 March 2017.  The motion was:

That the Council instruct the Interim Director of Communities, Housing and Infrastructure, in consultation with the Chief Officer - Aberdeen City Health and Social Care Partnership, to investigate the possibility of co-ordinating a scheme where businesses in the city centre would make available their toilet facilities to disabled and older people with medical conditions, and to report to the Communities, Housing and Infrastructure Committee on 29 August 2017.

The report recommended:-

That the Committee instruct officers to -

(a)       Develop a strategy with local partners and businesses to increase awareness of accessible toilet provision in the City centre and potential for a Community Toilet Scheme focussed on accessible facilities;

(b)       Carry out a further in depth review of Radar key user facilities in the city and increase awareness of facilities available;

(c)       Carry out an audit on the availability of Changing Places toilets as well as accessible toilets in the City centre;

(d)       Work with current partners to develop a database of available accessible toilets within the City centre and their provisions; and

(e)       Explore the potential of holding a workshop in partnership with Aberdeen Inspire for local businesses, along with local support groups, access panels and the Disability Equity Partnership (DEP) to look at the positive impacts on business by improving accessible toilet provision for the public within the city and how to address any concerns.

The Committee resolved:-

to agree the terms of the motion.