Guidance note: this common consent form has been designed for use by: staff, students over 16 and parents/guardians of students under 16. This form should be completed as follows:

• for students younger than 16 years, this form must be completed by the parent or legal guardian. Remember to complete one consent form for each young person you wish to enrol.
• for students over 16 who are able to provide informed consent, this form can be completed by themselves, having discussed participation with their parent/guardian.
• for any student who does not have the capacity to provide informed consent - this form must be completed by the parent or legal guardian.
• staff will complete this form by themselves.

This COVID-19 Lateral Flow Device (LFD) testing programme is being led by the Department for Health and Social Care and the Scottish Government to provide asymptomatic testing in Colleges and the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI).

Taking part in LFD testing is voluntary. There is no expectation or obligation to participate. Nobody should be required to undergo testing without consent, and nobody should be excluded from College/campus based activities if they do not wish to participate.

Please read the following sections and follow the instructions below to submit/return this form to the College:

I have had the opportunity to consider the information provided to me by the College about this testing programme. I have had the opportunity to ask any questions about the programme and, if I have, I have had these answered satisfactorily.

For parents/carers/guardians of students under 16 or those who do not have the capacity to provide informed consent:

I have discussed the testing with my child/ward and my child/ward is happy to participate. If they no longer wish to participate, then they will not be made to do so.

Please sign below if you agree to the following:

1. I consent to participate/my child/my ward participating in this testing programme.
2. I have understood that my/my child/my ward’s data will be held and shared in accordance with the data privacy notice.
3. I agree that if my/my child/my ward’s test results are confirmed to be positive, I/my child/my ward will inform the College to support contact tracing.
4. I agree to accurately record all of my/my child/my ward’s test results at https://www.gov.uk/report-covid19-result or by calling 0300 303 2713.

Please click here to consent to the above.