LO2: Consent Forms - For Filming and Photographing Children

Letter Sent Home to Parent/Guardian

CIAO!/Henley Festival/Reading Borough Council/Windsor Festival requests permission to record images of children/young people participating in the Tree of Light Project Sept 2010 – August 2012

To be completed by person legally responsible for the child (ie parent/legal guardian).  

If this form is not completed – either permitting or withholding consent – it may mean that your child cannot participate fully in the workshop.

Thames Arts (comprising the CIAO! Festival, Henley Festival, Oxford Inspires and Windsor Festival) is pleased to be presenting the Tree of Light project as part of the London 2012’s Community Celebrations programme supported by the Legacy Trust, Arts Council England and others. We would like your permission to take photographs during the workshop.  These will be used for the purposes of documenting and promoting the project by the organisations in the Thames Arts Consortium and its Communications consultancy, RM Communications and key stakeholders (Legacy Trust UK and Arts Council England). They will not be used for commercial purposes or by and other parties beyond those working in partnership on the project and by the media for publicity purposes.

Surname/Family Name of Child ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Forenames/Given Names of Child …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Home Address ..................................................................................…………….....……

......................................................................................................

Date of Birth ………………….………..….. 

I give permission for my child to be photographed as part of the above project.

 Yes/No

Signed (Person legally responsible for the child (i.e parent/legal

guardian).........………………………………………………….

Full name (BLOCK CAPITALS)............................…........................ 

Date ………………………………………………….

Children's International Arts Organisation is a company registered in England and Wales. 

Company number: 4823610   Charity number: 1111140   VAT registration number: 864785569 – Change this to contact details for your organisation.

Consent Confromation Letter Sent to the Schools

CIAO!/Henley Festival/Reading Borough Council/Windsor Festival requires confirmation that all children involved in the Tree of Light project have returned appropriate consent forms regarding filming, photography and recording. These forms relate to permission for partners in the Thames Arts Consortium and key stakeholders (CIAO!, Henley Festival, Oxford Inspires. Windsor Festival, RM Communications, Legacy Trust UK and Arts Council England) to photograph, film and record children’s voices as part of the this project. These recordings may be used for the following purposes: on the Tree of Light and Thames Arts partners’ websites and in its electronic media, in local newspapers; for a film documenting the project; and in Thames Arts partners’ publicity materials. These images and voice recordings may be made available to local and national media including TV and radio.

At events and activities associated with this project, teachers are responsible for ensuring that any children who have had permission withheld remain within an area that is designated for non recording purposes.

Please sign below:

I confirm that consent forms have been returned for all children participating in this project and that teachers responsible for children who have had permission withheld or who have not returned appropriate consent forms will ensure that these children remain areas designated for non filming purposes.

Signed: ____________________________  Head Teacher

            ____________________________ (Please print name)

Date:    ____________________________

(Both letters were signed by the appropriate people and sent back to the Henley Festival, all the children film and photographed had permitition by their Parents/Guardians)