Participant Consent Form printable pdf download

Participant Consent Form

This template is designed primarily for those doing qualitative interviews with

adults from non-vulnerable populations and dealing with non–sensitive topics.

The form would be different in the case of focus groups or quantitative research.

If conducting research with vulnerable populations and / or sensitive topics please

see Research Ethics Committee website for further details.

The points listed on the template below are for illustration only. You may alter the

wording to suit your project as you see fit.

A consent form is not simply about a person giving you permission to involve

them in research, it is an agreement between the researcher and the research

participant outlining the roles and responsibilities they are taking towards one

another throughout the whole of the research process.

The researcher should retain one copy of the consent form signed by both

themselves and the participant. The participant should also be given a copy of the

consent form as a record of what they have signed up to.

Even if a person has signed a consent form consent should still be re-established

at the point of doing the interview.

Participant Consent Form