Option	Benefits	Risks	Preferred option
Option 1: finance through income from charging	· Approval already received from P&R Committee to introduce a 30p charge at 11 sites · Provides an income stream to support the ongoing budget pressures and potentially supports an ongoing refurbishment programme · Reduces the potential for anti-social behaviour and vandalism through a reduction in specific user groups · The most effective way of improving the service and standards of existing public toilets · Refurbishment programme would be wholly managed by BHCC · Reduces the likelihood of having to close sites or reduce opening hours to maintain current levels of service delivery	· Likely disproportionate impact on some protected groups under the Equality Act · Increases the likelihood of urination and defecation in public spaces, increasing clear up costs as well as an impact on reputation of city · Unclear whether charging is viable when considering the costs of collecting and banking income · Likely lead to an increase in maintenance costs as paddle gates will require replacing and fixing following anti-social behaviour · May lead to staff being placed in difficult positions where members of the public refuse to pay but still gain access to the site · Reputational impact because of charging · If may be more pragmatic to introduce a charge which does not require two coins; 20p is more convenient	No
Option 2: finance through borrowing Amount to borrow: £2.531m	· No need to introduce charging · Refurbishment programme would be wholly managed by BHCC · No disproportionate impact on some protected groups under the Equality Act · Does not increase the likelihood of urination and defecation in public spaces · No additional costs for income collection	· Potentially places further financial pressure on City Environment	Yes
Option 3: finance through the refurbishment contract with HM and borrowing the remainder Amount to borrow: £1.929m	· Reduction in the amount borrowed due to HM £602k contribution	· The estimated increase costs mean the funding and sites to be refurbished will need to be renegotiated and funding would still be required from BHCC	No