# Age — Blood donor deferral criteria compared across national blood services

For Age, blood service is JPAC / UK Blood and Tissue Services; waiting period is under 17 years of age; condition is They are under 17 years of age; outcome is temporary deferral; guideline version is WB-DSG Edition 203 Release 72 (31 July 2024), recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

- **Criterion:** Age _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Blood service:** JPAC / UK Blood and Tissue Services _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Waiting period:** under 17 years of age _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Condition:** They are under 17 years of age _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Outcome:** temporary deferral _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Guideline version:** WB-DSG Edition 203 Release 72 (31 July 2024)

## What the source says

> Must not donate if: a) They are under 17 years of age.

## Source

- https://www.jpac.org.uk/guidelines/wb/index/age/

Last verified: 2026-08-06. Review by: 2027-02-02.
Part of [Blood donor deferral criteria compared across national blood services](https://referencesource.org/blood-donor-deferral-criteria/).