Non-residential parent/guardian PIL

For children under 16 years of age, staff should first judge whether the young person is Gillick competent. If not, consent should be sought from those who have parental responsibility. For those young people over 16 years of age, capacity to consent to the procedure should be assumed in line with the Mental Capacity Act 2005. If staff judge that a young person does not have the capacity to consent to the procedure, then they should follow the process outlined in the current Mental Capacity Code of Practice. Moving forward, consent for the remote oral health check process should be obtained during enrolment to the RSES and an opt-in/ out-out scheme may be considered.