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What is consent?

What is consent?
What do you think “consent” is?

This is not consent. Giving consent means that you actively agree to do something and clearly communicate this.

Giving consent is much more than just saying "yes". The person giving consent has to be able to clearly understand what they are agreeing to and to freely decide if it is something they want to do. The person also has to be able to communicate their choice clearly.

Correct! In order to give consent, the person has to be able to clearly understand what they are agreeing to and to freely decide if it is something they want to do. The person also has to be able to communicate their choice clearly.

This is not consent. If someone feels pressured to do something or if they are only agreeing because they think someone else wants them to, then they are not able to give consent. People cannot be coerced, threatened or bullied into giving consent.

There are lots of things that we might be asked to to give consent for in our daily lives.

Here are some examples: 

  • giving your consent to having treatment or medicine from a doctor 
  • you and your parents or carers giving consent for you to go on a school trip 
  • giving consent for someone to touch or hug you
  • giving consent for a website to collect and use your personal data (for example, by using cookies)

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