{"id":4513,"date":"2020-05-23T16:57:59","date_gmt":"2020-05-23T15:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/2020\/05\/23\/more-public-toilets-needed-homeless-people-use-manchester-city-centre-says-councillor\/"},"modified":"2020-05-23T16:57:59","modified_gmt":"2020-05-23T15:57:59","slug":"more-public-toilets-needed-homeless-people-use-manchester-city-centre-says-councillor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/more-public-toilets-needed-homeless-people-use-manchester-city-centre-says-councillor\/","title":{"rendered":"More public toilets needed for homeless people to use in Manchester city centre, says councillor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Homeless people in Manchester are demanding greater access to public toilets.<\/p>\n<p>Many homeless people do not having access to communal toilets, which has led to an increase in public urination in the city centre.<\/p>\n<p>Homeless people or members of the public could soon face fines for public urination of up to \u00a3100 by a public space protection order (PSPO) issued by the council.<\/p>\n<p>In a survey conducted by <a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Users\/55106936\/AppData\/Local\/Temp\/Temp1_JSNR%20stories%20for%20NQ.zip\/JSNR%20stories%20for%20NQ\/rsph.org.uk\">RSPH (Royal Society for Public Health)<\/a> in 2018, three in four (74%) of the public say that there are not enough toilets in their area.<\/p>\n<p>The survey also found 16% of those who did the survey resort to a back alley or bush if needed.<\/p>\n<p>Joe Payne, who lives in Hulme and has been homeless for more than six years, believes the council needs to do more to provide basic toilets and washing facilities for the homeless<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUsually, I\u2019ll just go in a bush. I feel bad when people see me but there\u2019s not really anywhere else to go,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/934254550\" id=\"wOUXGZSHRF5bazLUtpKzKA\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'wOUXGZSHRF5bazLUtpKzKA',sig:'1KU4KqzKgt4ZelrPVkdF0cyww8x3ZkS2anQDcRpYYc4=',w:'490px',h:'352px',items:'934254550',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src=\"\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\" async=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFinding an actual toilet is hard sometimes. Some shelters I go to will have one but there only open in the day. At night finding a toilet is impossible.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;\u201cI used to make the trip to some of the public toilets in the centre but now I use a bucket. That may sound horrible but when you need to go it\u2019s my only real option.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShowers are very hard to come by. When I do go into the centre I\u2019ll use the sink and a bit of soap to wash.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think they (council) need to do more. So many of us have these issues but little is done to help. Being able to go to the toilet should one of the main things their dealing with\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Asked if he feared the possibility of fines for public urination, Joe said: \u201cIf I get fined, I get fined. Not really much else I can do\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Apart from Lloyd Street, the council currently has no plans for increased toilet provision in the city centre.<\/p>\n<p>Councilor John Leech, leader of the Liberal Democrats, recently sought to use council reserves to make Manchester city center toilets more accessible with 24\/7 toilet provision but his proposal was turned down.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester city centre currently only has one existing public toilet on Lloyd Street that\u2019s open which is planned to be open 24\/7 hours according to the council\u2019s draft budget.<\/p>\n<p>Councilor Leech has since criticised the decision to run down his proposal saying the scrutiny committee are \u201cfalling over themselves to not support the deal\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He added that access to toilets is \u201cone of a very large number of issues homeless people face\u201d and that if people are being fined under the PSPO, the \u201ccouncil need to do more to provide facilities for the homeless and others in the city centre\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s purely party political. I know privately a number of Labour councillors have serious concerns about what impact the PSPO will have.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI suspect privately they would support additional toilet provision,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut in the last 20 odd years there\u2019s been a reduction in the availability of toilets, not necessarily because of financial reasons but because of problems surrounding safety, security and anti-social behaviour\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>However, Councillor Leech said it was \u201cessential\u201d even with the \u201csignificant cost attached to make sure it\u2019s provision is safe and usable\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cProviding public convenience in the city centre is a clear responsibility of the local authority.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople who live in the centre, don\u2019t want people urinating on the street, they\u2019d rather see people using facilities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It has been reported that officers were asked in January to look into the matter and report back to councillors.<\/p>\n<p>In a report in the Manchester Evening News, Councillor Sarah Russell, chair of the scrutiny committee, was quoted as saying that Councillor Leech\u2019s amendment was \u201cpolitical\u201d and \u201cdisappointing\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Homeless people in Manchester are demanding greater access to public toilets. 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