Last Updated on 20 Jan, 2025

Guidance on consent

This section contains information for professionals about consent, including links to consent forms and consent exemptions. 

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Codes of Practice

Code A: Guiding principles and the fundamental principle of consent, is the overarching Code and contains information that is applicable to all establishments...

Consent for post-mortem examination and tissue retention under the Human Tissue Act 2004

Guidance on consent for post-mortem examination, tissue retention and storage

Post mortem model consent forms

Model consent form for professionals seeking consent for an adult or child's post mortem.

The Sands perinatal post mortem consent package

Guidance about post mortems where a baby has died before birth, during or shortly after birth.

Guidance on consent for transplantation research where donors are deceased

Guidance on consent for research relating to transplantation where donors are deceased.

Acceptance of donor consent for anatomical examination

Guidance on the circumstances under which the consent may be deemed acceptable and can be acted upon.

Anatomy model consent forms

This page contains model consent forms.

Improving body donation information about informed consent

Guidance on how establishments can improve their body donation information.

Consent exemptions

This section explains the consent exemptions from the Human Tissue Act (2004) (HT Act).