SCARBOROUGH Council is to review its toilet policy after a group of school children were stopped from using facilities as they had no money.

The council has been introducing pay on entry systems, but a school party visiting Scarborough’s North Bay found themselves caught short.

Labour councillor Neil Price told a council meeting two teachers and 44 pupils from Barrowcliff Primary School went on an educational visit to North Bay. Some children needed the toilet and the staff then found that it was 40p per child.

Cllr Price added: “They were told to ring the council to see if we could help and the answer they got was ‘no’.”

Tourism portfolio holder, Cllr Andrew Jenkinson said he had been in touch with the headteacher. He added: “With any new system, there will be teething problems and this will be reviewed as I am not happy with this.”