New swimming pool changing areas, thoughts please

I have 4 local swimming pools (4 different councils) all have a changing village. Family and individual cubicles, plus group/school ones. None have floor to ceiling set up (which would be a bit grim from a cleaning pov) . One has separate male/female toilets with individual shower cubicles, another has locked individual cubicles within the village. 3 have poolside showers too.

I am not saying it doesn't happen but I have never seen anyone walking around naked. And I honestly thought that this kind of set up was pretty much the norm.

I'd perhaps ask them if they are concerned about the increase in voyeurism type crimes, using small cameras, mobile phones etc in unisex facilities. Ask them what plans or policies they have in place to address this before it happens. You could include some examples of actual incidences and links to research on the increased risk to women/girls in unisex facilities.

To be honest, I've always found this kind of changing facility so much more convenient, no worrying about your opposite sex kids turning 8 and having to change on their own (I've got one of each). Family cubicles are better and also there are cubicles for everyone, rather than having to change in an open changing room. I have never showered naked after swimming, I'm just washing the chlorine off my hair, most leisure facilities have separate showers if you want a proper wash.

headinhands

Probably from 'the changing will be in the form of a unisex changing village' I would have thought.

FPFW have just put a picture of a cheap and tiny camera on their Facebook page, so unless cubicles are floor to ceiling and self contained, privacy is not assured.

And wasn't there a thread a while back about a man wandering around naked in a changing village?

Sounds like my pool / gym

Clarify that's single sex changing areas but I would also enquire if they plan any "gender neutral" individual showers (in a cubicle) my gym hasn't got that and so a person who wanted absolute privacy couldn't have it!

Check the family areas / changing village has bars over the top of the cubicles and walls go almost to floor to stop voyeurs (they'll need a drainage gap unfortunately).

I feel uncomfortable there is no single sex space for me and my daughters.

Not sure how you got that from reading that?

I think you ask the question back very clearly.

"For avoidance of doubt, can you confirm there will be sex segregated changing facilities"