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Guidance documents for abortions in England and Wales

Clinics and hospitals that perform abortions in England and Wales, and guidance on forms for recording information about abortions in England and Wales.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 31 December 2024
• Last updated: 31 December 2025 — See all updates

In England and Wales, within the terms of the Abortion Act 1967, only a registered practitioner can terminate a pregnancy. Practitioners carrying out an abortion must complete an abortion notification form (HSA4) and submit it to the Chief Medical Officer within 14 days of the procedure.

Non-NHS clinics and hospitals must be approved by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care before providing treatment for the termination of pregnancy (abortion).

Forms

• Abortion notification forms for England and Wales
  • 1 May 2024
  • Form

Abortion clinics and hospitals in England and Wales for 2025

• Provisional list of NHS abortion clinics and hospitals in England, 2025
  • 31 December 2025
  • Guidance
• Provisional list of abortion clinics and hospitals in Wales, 2025
  • 31 December 2025
  • Guidance
• Independent clinics approved to carry out abortions in England
  • 31 December 2025
  • Guidance

Abortion clinics and hospitals in England and Wales for previous years

• Provisional list of NHS abortion clinics and hospitals in England, 2024
  • 31 December 2024
  • Guidance
• Provisional list of abortion clinics and hospitals in Wales, 2024
  • 31 December 2024
  • Guidance
• Provisional list of abortion clinics and hospitals in England and Wales, 2023
  • 15 November 2024
  • Transparency data

Published 31 December 2024

Last updated 31 December 2025 + show all updates

1. 31 December 2025

   Added 'Provisional list of NHS abortion clinics and hospitals in England, 2025' and 'Provisional list of abortion clinics and hospitals in Wales, 2025' to the collection.

2. 31 December 2024

   First published.