6.2 Informed Consent

6.2 Informed Consent

We ensure that we have informed consent when doing any communications about children and young people. The WAGGGS guidance document ‘Capturing the voice of young girls’ details our approach to the use of media (such as images, audio, and video content). This should be always applied. The guidance includes the commitment that WAGGGS will:

• Only use images, audio recordings or video content where we have written informed consent¹⁰, with additional parental or guardian consent for those under 18.
• Ensure children and young people understand
  - how their images, audio recordings or video content will be used
  - the platforms they may be displayed on
  - how long their images, audio recordings or video content will be stored for
  - their consent can be withdrawn at any time, and that WAGGGS will delete all content from our systems, comms channels and not use it again
  - that once images are in the public domain, we do not have authority to remove from external sites
  - providing images is not a condition of their involvement in WAGGGS activities or programmes
• Never interview or photograph a child/young person under 18 individually without the parent / guardian giving their explicit consent.
• When you are taking pictures of children and young people in a group setting you do not need to secure individual consent. A trusted adult, e.g., the guide leader running the session may give consent
  on behalf of the group and this consent should be documented.
• If there is time to interview someone, there is time to ask for consent

¹⁰ Informed Consent – the act of agreeing to do something or for something to happen based on a full understanding of the relevant information (including benefits, risks)