There was obviously an interim article on the Daily Mail website at one point as one blog has the article below. As much as I hate to admit it, tiktok, I think the Daily Mail got this story right.
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Labour Councillor Shoab Akhtar said Oldham Council supports the right of mothers to breastfeed their children and actively supports it due to the long-term health benefits it provides.
But he added: ?Unfortunately there are no breast-feeding facilities available at Access Oldham based at the Civic Centre nor are there any public toilets or baby changing facilities.
?There is no requirement to provide such facilities at Access Oldham and we are committed to make the best use of the limited space that is available to provide facilities and meeting rooms where we can deal with issues that affect local residents quickly and effectively.
?Not every building is suitable for breast-feeding and that is the case with the very busy, open-plan layout of Access Oldham.?
However the council made an embarrassing U-turn later in the day with Cllr Akhtar issuing a second statement in which he made an ?unreserved apology? to Ms Mitchell.
He said: ?We fully support the right of mothers to breastfeed their children and actively encourage this due to the long term health benefits it provides
?Ms Mitchell?s disappointing experience has highlighted the need to make all our staff fully aware of our policy and our legal requirements. All staff will be trained in the coming days to ensure this never happens again.
?We are contacting Ms Mitchell to unreservedly apologise for the unnecessary difficulty she experienced.
?As previously stated, Access Oldham does not have dedicated breastfeeding facilities available, however staff are now aware that they should make every reasonable effort to assist a mother?s need to breastfeed ? whether she requests the use of a private room or otherwise.
?We always act on feedback from residents and are glad that this issue was brought to our attention.?
Ms Mitchell was visiting the Citizens? Advice Bureau at the council?s headquarters and was using computers there to find a babysitter.