User registration for youth clubs: does this child need a parent's consent?

For club secretaries in the EU, Iceland, Norway and the UK. GDPR Article 8 sets the digital-consent age at 13, 14, 15 or 16 depending on the country.

Parent's consent needed: 14 years old, Germany's age is 16

The WordPress plugin: the same 30-country ages in your club's sign-up form, the parent's confirmation email, CSV export of the register. Paid once, no subscription.

Member's date of birth

Country where the member lives

Date of sign-up

Consent age (change it if your regulator says otherwise)

Consent is the lawful basis this check is about (for example a directory listing or photos). The same child in another country can get a different answer. That's why the table below highlights the row.

Digital-consent age, 30 countries (GDPR Art. 8 national choices)

Country	Age	This member on the sign-up date

Fines for Art. 8 breaches: up to €10,000,000 or 2% of worldwide annual turnover, whichever is higher (GDPR Art. 83(4)).

What the plugin puts on your join page

9 fields: Member's full name · Member's date of birth · Country (with its Art. 8 age) · Who gives consent? · Parent or guardian's name · Email for the confirmation · Parent or guardian's phone · Member directory: yes/no · Photos: yes/no. Install: Plugins ▸ Add New ▸ Upload Plugin ▸ choose the .zip ▸ Install Now ▸ Activate, then put the shortcode [youth-club-parental-consent-registration] on a page. Requires PHP 7.4+. Menu names differ by WordPress version and language.