Fraser Guidelines based on a House of Lords Ruling; A health professional can give advice or treatment to a person under 16 without parental consent providing they are satisfied that;
Fraser Guidelines based on a House of Lords Ruling; A health professional can give advice or treatment to a person under 16 without parental consent providing they are satisfied that; • The young person will understand the advice; • The young person cannot be persuaded to tell his or her parents or allow the doctor to tell them that they are seeking contraceptive advice; • The young person is likely to begin or continue having unprotected sex with or without contraceptive treatment; and • The young person's physical or mental health is likely to suffer unless he or she receives contraceptive advice or treatment. 2 Guidance available at xxx.xx.xxx.xx/xxxxxxxxxxxx.
Fraser Guidelines. Additionally, it is considered good practice for doctors and other health professionals to follow the criteria outlined by Xxxx Xxxxxx in 1985, in the House of Lords’ ruling in the case of Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx v West Norfolk and Wisbech Health Authority and Department of Health and Social Security. These are commonly known as the Fraser Guidelines: • the young person understands the health professional’s advice; • the health professional cannot persuade the young person to inform his or her parents or allow the doctor to inform the parents that he or she is seeking contraceptive advice; • the young person is very likely to begin or continue having intercourse with or without contraceptive treatment; • unless he or she receives contraceptive advice or treatment, the young person’s physical or mental health or both are likely to suffer; • the young person’s best interests require the health professional to give contraceptive advice, treatment or both without parental consent.
