The Lib Dems have blamed the Scottish Authorities for a drop within the variety of public bogs throughout the nation.
Particulars offered by 19 of the nation’s 32 councils confirmed there have been 355 public bogs in 2022 - in contrast with 521 when the SNP got here to energy in 2007, a drop of greater than 31 per cent.
Three council areas – Clackmannanshire, East Dunbartonshire and South Lanarkshire – had no public bogs final 12 months.
The main points confirmed a 94 per cent lower in the Falkirk Council space from 17 public bogs in 2007 to only one.
Willie Rennie, the social gathering's communities spokesman, mentioned the figures "present the fee to communities of a decade and a half of SNP underfunding".
He added: "Bogs aren't nearly public comfort; for some the shortage of accessible loos can stop them having fun with public areas, whereas in different areas it has develop into an invite to public urination.
“That’s a tragic state of affairs for our nation to be in however it's an inevitable consequence of the selections that successive SNP administrations have taken.
“Scottish Liberal Democrats need to see a considerable programme of capital works to supply extra public bogs, alongside higher automobile parking, electrical charging factors and waste disposal factors.
“Past that there must lastly be a dedication from the Scottish Authorities to not deal with native authorities as merely subservient our bodies which might dwell off the scraps of the price range.
“Councils want long-term funding offers and the ability to put money into their communities.”
A Scottish Authorities spokesperson mentioned: “The Scottish Authorities recognises the problem which native councils face in delivering providers and sustaining services.
“The complete nation is having to make troublesome decisions, together with authorities and native authorities, however we've got managed to seek out an additional £570 million for councils for 2023-24 on high of final 12 months’s price range allocations.
"The Scottish Authorities is constructing flexibility and autonomy into how budgets could be spent; it's as much as native authorities to resolve tips on how to finest allocate their budgets to fulfill native priorities."
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