diff --git a/app/components/status_tag/component.rb b/app/components/status_tag/component.rb
index 38d6365775..086209913f 100644
--- a/app/components/status_tag/component.rb
+++ b/app/components/status_tag/component.rb
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ def tags
       invalid: "red",
       not_started: "grey",
       overdue: "pink",
+      overdue_consent: "pink",
       overdue_further_information: "pink",
       overdue_lops: "pink",
       overdue_professional_standing: "pink",
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ def tags
       pre_assessment: "pink",
       preliminary_check: "pink",
       received: "purple",
+      received_consent: "purple",
       received_further_information: "purple",
       received_lops: "purple",
       received_professional_standing: "purple",
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@ def tags
       verification_in_progress: "blue",
       verification_not_started: "grey",
       waiting_on: "yellow",
+      waiting_on_consent: "yellow",
       waiting_on_further_information: "yellow",
       waiting_on_lops: "yellow",
       waiting_on_professional_standing: "yellow",
diff --git a/app/controllers/personas_controller.rb b/app/controllers/personas_controller.rb
index 1eb67958ea..2d5a16b5a6 100644
--- a/app/controllers/personas_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/personas_controller.rb
@@ -117,7 +117,14 @@ def load_eligible_personas
     %w[online written none]
       .product(
         %w[online written none],
-        %w[draft not_started verification awarded declined],
+        %w[
+          draft
+          not_started
+          waiting_on_consent
+          waiting_on_further_information
+          awarded
+          declined
+        ],
       )
       .map do |status_check, sanction_check, stage_or_status|
         { status_check:, sanction_check:, stage_or_status: }
@@ -148,13 +155,8 @@ def load_teacher_personas
 
             stage_or_status = persona[:stage_or_status]
 
-            if stage_or_status == "awarded"
-              application_form.awarded_at.present?
-            elsif stage_or_status == "declined"
-              application_form.declined_at.present?
-            else
-              application_form.stage == stage_or_status
-            end
+            application_form.stage == stage_or_status ||
+              application_form.statuses.include?(stage_or_status)
           end
 
         if (application_form = found_application_form)
diff --git a/app/lib/application_form_status_updater.rb b/app/lib/application_form_status_updater.rb
index bfe2a1e3b6..ab966585bd 100644
--- a/app/lib/application_form_status_updater.rb
+++ b/app/lib/application_form_status_updater.rb
@@ -55,11 +55,12 @@ def action_required_by
             overdue_further_information || overdue_qualification ||
             received_further_information || received_qualification
         "assessor"
-      elsif preliminary_check? || need_to_request_lops? || overdue_lops ||
-            received_lops || overdue_reference || received_reference
+      elsif preliminary_check? || need_to_request_lops? || overdue_consent ||
+            received_consent || overdue_lops || received_lops ||
+            overdue_reference || received_reference
         "admin"
-      elsif waiting_on_further_information || waiting_on_lops ||
-            waiting_on_qualification || waiting_on_reference
+      elsif waiting_on_consent || waiting_on_further_information ||
+            waiting_on_lops || waiting_on_qualification || waiting_on_reference
         "external"
       elsif application_form.submitted_at.present?
         "assessor"
@@ -79,9 +80,10 @@ def stage
       elsif preliminary_check? ||
             (teaching_authority_provides_written_statement && waiting_on_lops)
         "pre_assessment"
-      elsif assessment_in_verify? || need_to_request_lops? || overdue_lops ||
-            overdue_qualification || overdue_reference || received_lops ||
-            received_qualification || received_reference || waiting_on_lops ||
+      elsif assessment_in_verify? || need_to_request_lops? || overdue_consent ||
+            overdue_lops || overdue_qualification || overdue_reference ||
+            received_consent || received_lops || received_qualification ||
+            received_reference || waiting_on_consent || waiting_on_lops ||
             waiting_on_qualification || waiting_on_reference
         "verification"
       elsif overdue_further_information || received_further_information ||
@@ -164,11 +166,15 @@ def need_to_request_lops?
   def requestable_statuses
     @requestable_statuses ||=
       %w[overdue received waiting_on]
-        .product(%w[further_information lops qualification reference])
+        .product(%w[consent further_information lops qualification reference])
         .map { |status, requestable| "#{status}_#{requestable}" }
         .filter { |column| send(column) }
   end
 
+  def overdue_consent
+    overdue?(requestables: qualification_requests.reject(&:requested?))
+  end
+
   def overdue_further_information
     overdue?(requestables: further_information_requests)
   end
@@ -179,13 +185,22 @@ def overdue_lops
   end
 
   def overdue_qualification
-    overdue?(requestables: qualification_requests)
+    overdue?(requestables: qualification_requests.select(&:requested?))
   end
 
   def overdue_reference
     overdue?(requestables: reference_requests)
   end
 
+  def received_consent
+    qualification_requests
+      .reject(&:verified?)
+      .reject(&:reviewed?)
+      .reject(&:expired?)
+      .reject(&:requested?)
+      .any?(&:consent_received?)
+  end
+
   def received_further_information
     received?(requestables: further_information_requests)
   end
@@ -223,6 +238,15 @@ def received_reference
     end
   end
 
+  def waiting_on_consent
+    qualification_requests
+      .reject(&:verified?)
+      .reject(&:reviewed?)
+      .reject(&:expired?)
+      .reject(&:consent_received?)
+      .any?(&:consent_requested?)
+  end
+
   def waiting_on_further_information
     waiting_on?(requestables: further_information_requests)
   end
diff --git a/config/locales/components.en.yml b/config/locales/components.en.yml
index 8d1bf0adbb..2ddb621875 100644
--- a/config/locales/components.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/components.en.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ en:
       invalid: Invalid
       not_started: Not started
       overdue: Overdue
+      overdue_consent: Overdue consent
       overdue_further_information: Overdue further information
       overdue_lops: Overdue LOPS
       overdue_professional_standing: Overdue professional standing
@@ -25,12 +26,13 @@ en:
       pre_assessment: Pre-assessment
       preliminary_check: Preliminary check
       received: Received
+      received_and_overdue: Received (overdue)
+      received_consent: Received consent
       received_further_information: Received further information
       received_lops: Received LOPS
       received_professional_standing: Received professional standing
       received_qualification: Received qualification
       received_reference: Received reference
-      received_and_overdue: Received (overdue)
       rejected: Rejected
       requested: Waiting on
       review: Review
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ en:
       verification_in_progress: Verification in progress
       verification_not_started: Verification not started
       waiting_on: Waiting on
+      waiting_on_consent: Waiting on consent
       waiting_on_further_information: Waiting on further information
       waiting_on_lops: Waiting on LOPS
       waiting_on_professional_standing: Waiting on professional standing
diff --git a/lib/tasks/example_data.rake b/lib/tasks/example_data.rake
index b7defa4890..1d145fb08f 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/example_data.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/example_data.rake
@@ -156,12 +156,6 @@ def application_form_traits_for(region)
 end
 
 def create_requestables(application_form, assessment, state)
-  status_prefix = {
-    expired: "overdue",
-    received: "received",
-    requested: "waiting_on",
-  }.fetch(state)
-
   unless application_form.teaching_authority_provides_written_statement
     assessment.sections.update_all(passed: true)
   end
@@ -173,18 +167,6 @@ def create_requestables(application_form, assessment, state)
        )
     FactoryBot.create(:professional_standing_request, state, assessment:)
 
-    application_form.update!(
-      statuses: ["#{status_prefix}_lops"],
-      stage:
-        (
-          if application_form.teaching_authority_provides_written_statement
-            "pre_assessment"
-          else
-            "verification"
-          end
-        ),
-    )
-
     unless application_form.teaching_authority_provides_written_statement
       assessment.verify!
     end
@@ -194,26 +176,18 @@ def create_requestables(application_form, assessment, state)
       FactoryBot.create(:reference_request, state, assessment:, work_history:)
     end
 
-    application_form.update!(
-      statuses: ["#{status_prefix}_reference"],
-      stage: "verification",
-    )
     assessment.verify!
   elsif (qualifications = application_form.qualifications).present? &&
         rand(2).zero?
     qualifications.each do |qualification|
       FactoryBot.create(
         :qualification_request,
-        state,
+        [state, "consent_#{state}"].sample,
         assessment:,
         qualification:,
       )
     end
 
-    application_form.update!(
-      statuses: ["#{status_prefix}_qualification"],
-      stage: "verification",
-    )
     assessment.verify!
   elsif state != :expired
     FactoryBot.create(
@@ -222,12 +196,13 @@ def create_requestables(application_form, assessment, state)
       :with_items,
       assessment:,
     )
-    application_form.update!(
-      statuses: ["#{status_prefix}_further_information"],
-      stage: "assessment",
-    )
     assessment.request_further_information!
   end
+
+  ApplicationFormStatusUpdater.call(
+    application_form:,
+    user: "Example data generator",
+  )
 end
 
 def create_application_forms
diff --git a/spec/factories/qualification_requests.rb b/spec/factories/qualification_requests.rb
index 43cbd1ee91..a3c86b3031 100644
--- a/spec/factories/qualification_requests.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/qualification_requests.rb
@@ -50,6 +50,18 @@
       end
     end
 
+    trait :consent_received do
+      consent_requested
+      consent_received_at do
+        Faker::Time.between(from: 1.month.ago, to: Time.zone.now)
+      end
+    end
+
+    trait :consent_expired do
+      consent_requested
+      expired_at { Faker::Time.between(from: 1.month.ago, to: Time.zone.now) }
+    end
+
     trait :requested do
       requested_at { Faker::Time.between(from: 1.month.ago, to: Time.zone.now) }
     end