The phrase "assent should be" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the necessity or expectation of agreement or approval in a particular context.
Example: "In order for the project to move forward, the committee's assent should be obtained."
Alternatives: "agreement must be" or "approval ought to be".
This approach suggests that the content and process of child assent should be allowed to vary across development.
He has forbidden his Programmers to pass Programs of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.
He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.
In the United States Declaration of Independence, colonists complained that George III "has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good [and] has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them".
Secondly, important difficulties arise in relation to how assent should be obtained in practice.
Other guidelines suggest assent should be sought from age seven and older [ 11, 14].
Therefore, if required, assent forms should be written and presented in a manner that optimizes understanding.
The WMA Declaration of Helsinki does not mention children specifically, but states that when the research subject, who is incapable of giving informed consent, is able to give assent it should be sought, and that dissent should be respected.
The assent process should be documented by the researcher not the child i.e. the child should not have to sign on a form similar to a consent form but the researcher should document it in the medical notes or case report forms that assent has been sought and a copy of the documentation should be filed in the investigator file.
Obtaining assent and respecting dissent are widely adopted safeguards when conducting dementia research involving individuals who lack consent capacity, but there is no consensus on how assent and dissent should be defined or what procedures should be used regarding them.
Minors should receive age-appropriate information about the collection, storage and use of their samples, and a minor's assent or dissent should be respected.
