© Girlguiding May 2020 2 of 2Virtual meeting parent/carer consent form
• You and your young member will not try to contact any leaders using these online tools outside of
the pre-arranged calls. If you need to contact a leader for any reason you will do so following your
normal contact procedures (ie emailing).
In order to protect your child, we will:
• Have a minimum of two adults volunteers present throughout the video call who will stay on the
call until all girls have ‘logged off’.
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Atleastoneadultvolunteerinvolvedinthecallwillholdtheirleadershipqualicationandacurrent
disclosurecerticate(DBS,PVG,AccessNI)asrequiredfortheirrole.Werecommendthatoneadult
volunteer will hold the Girlguiding safeguarding training A Safe Space Level 3. Any adult volunteer
holding a role that does not require a disclosure check will always be supervised by someone with a
disclosure check.
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Noleaderwillcontactyououtsideofanypre-arrangedmeetingsusingtheseonlinetoolsandif
they do need to contact you will do so following their normal contact procedures (ie emailing)
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Leaders will watch through and check any links or videos they may direct your young member to.
They will make sure everything they use is age-appropriate.
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Leaders and other adults on the call will use appropriate language/behaviour throughout the call.
• All leaders will ensure they are in a communal living space throughout the call. Where possible they
will blur the background in any video calls and any members of their household will use appropriate
language/behaviour throughout the call.
Insigningthisyouareconrmingthat(pleasetickallthatapply):
you have read, understood and agree to your part in the above requirements.
you give consent for your child to be part of online guiding and virtual unit meetings.
you give photo and video consent for your child.
Signature Parent/Carer
Nameofchild
NameofchildAge
If you have another child who would also like to join in with the video calls, let us know below.
Pleasebearinmindthatcontentwillbeageappropriateanddirectedatthechildthatbelongstothe
unit. If this additional child is also a member of a different unit a consent form must be returned to
her unit if they are also holding video meetings.
Please ll in all relevant sections of this form and return to your unit leader.
This can be done by email – please type your name in the signature box, a physical signature is not necessary. You
(parent/carer) must return this form to the leader from the email address that is saved on your child’s GO record.
If we do not get consent your child will not be able to join the call. The virtual meetings will only continue for as
long as all leaders are happy and comfortable.
These meetings are not compulsory, so your child does not need to attend, but please do let us know if they are
coming or not. You are most welcome to join in too.