Assessing Gillick competence

To assess Gillick competence for a child with no consent response:

1. From the session page for a school go to the Consent tab.

2. Find the child using the No response, Consent refused, or Conflicting consent filters.
3. Click on the name of the child who’s asked to be vaccinated.
4. Scroll down the page and click on Assess Gillick competence.
5. Make your assessment using the relevant radio buttons.
6. Confirm the answers by clicking Update your assessment.

If the child is assessed as Gillick competent, you still need to add a consent response:

1. In the child’s record, click Record a new consent response.

2. Select Child (Gillick competent) and click Continue.
3. Select the appropriate radio button and click Continue.
4. Answer the health questions and click Confirm.