Organised by the newly formed British Toilet Association, speakers from the Association, together with the Wales Tourist Board, Wales District Audit Office and Welsh Consumer Council, will be joined by representatives from many Welsh Local Authorities, specialist user groups and washroom suppliers and contractors.

Julie Morgan, MP for Cardiff North, Conference Chair, has long been a campaigner for better public toilet facilities for all types of user, particularly women.  Her Early Day Motion on the subject at Westminster has already attracted over 100 signatures of MP’s from all parties.

“With a 16% reduction in the number of Local Authority public toilets provided in Wales over the last three years” says Mrs Morgan, “and under half currently catering for wheelchair users and only 12% providing babychange facilities, it is time to act, to ensure that both residents and visitors are properly catered for in this vitally important area of everyday life”.

Delegates will be discussing wide ranging ‘best value’ proposals, drawn up by the British Toilet Association, covering all aspects of public toilet provision and management.

"Without any statutory obligation for provision, Local Authorities are finding it too easy to close worn out or badly vandalised facilities”, says Association Director, Richard Chisnell, “we appeal to all public toilet providers and users to support the campaign for improvement and help eliminate the high levels of social misuse which create an unfavourable impression - often a lasting one”

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