Policy paper

Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008: post-legislative assessment

Submission to the Health Committee on the preliminary assessment of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008.

From:
Department of Health and Social Care
Published
31 March 2014
This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Documents

Post-Legislative Assessment of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (web version)

Ref: ISBN 9781 474 100 656, Cm. 8823

PDF, 524 KB, 33 pages

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Post-Legislative Assessment of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (print ready)

Ref: ISBN 9781 474 100 649, Cm. 8823

PDF, 2.19 MB, 36 pages

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Details

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 updates legislation regulating:

  • delivery of assisted reproduction treatments and related services
  • research involving the use of human embryos

The 2008 Act also updates the provisions that determine legal parenthood for children born as a result of the use of assisted reproduction techniques, including surrogacy.

Government departments are required to carry out a preliminary assessment of all Acts of Parliament they are responsible for since 2005 within 3 to 5 years after an Act has received Royal Assent.

Published 31 March 2014