GOV.SCOT checked 4 November 2026: £4.7m for 59 projects, £10m fund 2025-27, ~270 facilities, project amounts (Almond Valley £108,612, Knockhill £45,000, Eden Court £55,200, Fringe £10,000, Point and Sandwick £95,344). Scottish Parliament ministerial letter 20 February 2026 checked same day via browser open: 25 further projects, total over £7m for 84 projects, draft budget extra £10m. PAMIS FAQs checked same day: equipment standard and map rule.
How the fund works
The Scottish Government committed £10 million to the Changing Places Scotland Fund over 2025 to 2027, administered by Inspiring Scotland with support from PAMIS, which chairs the UK Changing Places Consortium. The fund prioritised areas where provision was low, including rural and remote communities, and venues such as community and leisure centres, outdoor spaces and well-known attractions. The December 2025 announcement listed 59 projects; the February 2026 update from the Minister for Social Care and Mental Wellbeing confirmed 25 further projects, bringing the total to more than £7 million for 84 projects. A further £10 million over the next three financial years was included in the draft budget, which would bring total investment to £20 million.
Where the new facilities are going
The published examples show the range. Almond Valley Heritage Centre in West Lothian received £108,612; the centre welcomes more than 157,000 visitors a year. Knockhill Racing Circuit in Fife received £45,000, Eden Court in Inverness £55,200, and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society £10,000 for its Fringe Central hub. On the Isle of Lewis, the Point and Sandwick Coastal Community Path received £95,344 for a purpose-built amenity beside Bayble Beach and harbour. The minister's February 2026 letter also notes new provision in Clackmannanshire, where there were previously no Changing Places toilets, which illustrates the fund's stated aim of filling gaps rather than adding facilities where provision already exists.
What this means for your next trip to Scotland
Check the official Changing Places map before travelling, since new facilities appear as they are built and registered, not on the day funding is announced. A registered facility must provide the full equipment set: at least 12 square metres of space, an adult-sized height-adjustable changing bench, a ceiling hoist, and a centrally placed peninsular toilet with room for carers on either side. If a destination you plan to visit is on the funded list but not yet open, treat the standard accessible toilet there as a fallback for independent use only, and plan the journey around the nearest registered facility instead. Scotland's fund is the most generous in the UK, but the same check applies everywhere: a funding announcement is not an open toilet, and only the map listing confirms a room you can use.
