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Public toilets are under threat of closure in Cornwall, and Scott wants to see them remain open through a change in finance and law.

Like shops, public toilets are subject to Non-domestic rate payments, otherwise known as business rates. This, on top of maintenance costs and water bills, means they are not cheap for local authorities to run.

Scott is therefore calling for public toilets to be exempted from business rates to relieve parish and town councils, and Cornwall Council, of this financial burden. On top of this, Scott is calling for them to be made statutory public services, which means they cannot be closed. As a combination, it would mean that councils would have to provide public toilets, but at a reduced cost, and therefore avoid councils introducing entrance fees, levies on car parking, or rises in council tax.

Scott has written to Prime Minister David Cameron and the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Greg Clarke, stressing the potential crisis facing Cornwall if public toilets close, as well as asking for consideration of the removal of business rates and introduction of statutory requirements.

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Scott welcomes new support for public toilets in Budget

Monday, 5 November, 2018

Following campaigning from Scott Mann and fellow Cornish MP Steve Double, the Chancellor has announced that the government will introduce mandatory 100% business rates relief for all public lavatories to help keep them oen.

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Scott urges Cornwall Council to re-open ‘vital’ public toilets at Trebarwith Strand

Wednesday, 14 June, 2017

Recently re-elected MP for North Cornwall, Scott Mann, has called on Cornwall Council to re-open the public toilets at Trebarwith Strand following an outcry from local residents.

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Scott welcomes legislation to exempt public toilets from business rates

Monday, 23 January, 2017

Scott Mann has welcomed new legislation which plans to exempt public toilets from business rates, saving town and parish councils potentially thousands of pounds every year.

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