Giving Consent

Dictionary
Consent:
permission for something to happen or an agreement to do something; if you give your consent to
something, you are agreeing to it.

Cut out and read through the scenario cards below. For each scenario, think about whether you would
decide easily whether or not to give your consent or whether you would need to think very carefully
about whether or not to give your consent.

Sort the cards into two piles – one pile for easy decisions and one for difficult decisions.

Look at the pile you made for more difficult decisions. For each scenario in this pile, discuss with your
working partner why you would need more time to make this decision. Why is it a difficult decision?
Then look at the scenarios in the other pile. Why would it be so easy for you to decide whether to give
your consent or not in these situations?

In pairs, make a list of more scenarios in which you might be asked to give consent to something. Swap
them with another pair and discuss whether you would find it easy or difficult to give or refuse consent.
List your scenarios in order of most risky to least risky. Give reasons for your choices.

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A friend suggests that you each tell your

parents that you are staying at the other
person’s house so that you can stay over at a
Someone you’ve just
house party without your parents knowing.
met asks you for your
phone number.

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A friend you met online wants to know

where you live.
A friend suggests you just
have a try of the alcohol they
are drinking.

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A friend asks whether you A stranger asks whether you

would like a drink. would like a drink.

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Your parent or carer asks whether you A friend of a friend who you don’t know well
would like a lift. asks whether you would like a lift.

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A friend says that

a classmate’s
A friend asks whether
house party will be
you would like to go
amazing and asks
shopping in town.
whether you are
planning to go.

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A friend asks A friend asks you

whether they whether you will go
can use photos with them to meet
of you on social someone they have
media. met online.

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A friend asks if
Someone offers
you want to go
you money to
to the cinema
drop off a parcel
with them and
at a friend’s house
catch the last
for them.
bus home.

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A friend asks if you’d like to go swimming.

A friend asks
whether you want
to go camping at
the weekend.

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Your mum asks whether Your dad asks whether you’re

you’d prefer a cheese happy to walk to school or
and tomato pizza or a whether you want to catch
pepperoni pizza. the bus.

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