Summary
Changing Places toilet (CPT) facilities meet the needs of people with profound and multiple learning disabilities as well as people with other physical disabilities such as spinal injuries, muscular dystrophy and multiple sclerosis.
The Department of Finance carried out a public consultation from 28 July to 20 October 2021 on proposed amendments to Technical Booklet R (Access to and use of buildings) to make provision for Changing Places Toilets.
The amendments will introduce criteria for the provision of Changing Places Toilets in certain in-scope buildings, depending on their type and size
Documents
- Consultation Document.
- Draft Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA). This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology
- Draft Technical Booklet R (TBR). This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology
- CPT Consultation - Draft Equality Screening .This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology
- CPT Consultation - Draft RNIA. This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology
- Department's response to proposed amendments to Technical Booklet R - Public Consultation
- Final Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) - Changing Places Toilets Provision
Consultation description
Why we are consulting
DoF is seeking stakeholder views on the proposals to increase the provision of CPTs through the amendment of building regulations technical guidance.
Your views will help to inform the development of final policy proposals prior to the DoF Minister bringing these forward for consideration by the NI Executive and assembly.
An online Construction Industry stakeholder event to inform Industry response, was held on 6 October 2021 from 11.00am to 12 noon.
An awareness briefing can be accessed on You Tube.
Ways to respond
Consultation closed — responses are no longer being accepted.