Participant consent form (plain English)
When to use: when adults or over-13 young people are joining a programme where data or stories will be collected. How to use: describe the programme, what data you'll collect and why — get a consent form written in plain English.
When to use this prompt
Reach for this prompt when you need to when to use: when adults or over-13 young people are joining a programme where data or stories will be collected. How to use: describe the programme, what data you'll collect and why — get a consent form written in plain English. It's designed for Programme Manager. Typically used within Programme design work.
Draft with AI, then have a colleague verify facts and tone before use.
How to use it
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Gather your inputs
Have your local context, audience and goal to hand. - 2
Fill in the template
Copy the template below and replace every bracketed placeholder with real, local context. Keep names and safeguarding details out. - 3
Run it in your AI tool
Paste into your preferred AI assistant. Ask a follow-up if the output misses your association's tone or context. - 4
Review with the checklist
Work through the human-review checklist below before you send, publish or act on the output.
Prefer a guided flow? Adapt with the guided builder — it fills placeholders from your association profile.
Prompt template
Draft a plain-English participant consent form for {PROGRAMME}. Cover: what we'll do together, what data we'll collect and why (activity data / feedback / stories / images), who sees it, how long we keep it, right to withdraw, how to complain, safeguarding statement, named contact. Reading age 12. Under 500 words. Not legal advice — flag DPO review needed.Replace bracketed placeholders with real context. Never paste identifying details about children, health or safeguarding cases.
Worked example
Programme: 16-24 employability skills
What good output looks like
A plain-English consent form ready for DPO review before use.
Why this prompt works
Makes consent real rather than a form participants sign without reading.
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