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Legal rights for intended parents and surrogates; how legal parenthood is transferred; children born outside the UK; pay and leave rights
Surrogacy is legal in the UK, but if you make a surrogacy agreement it…
You must apply for a parental order or adoption if you want to become the…
If your surrogate gives birth abroad, you can only apply for a parental…
You and your partner may be eligible for adoption pay and leave and…
If you're a sperm donor, you could be the legal parent of any child that is born
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) oversees the use of gametes and embryos in fertility treatment and research. It licenses fertility clinics and centres carrying out in vitro fertilisation (IVF), other …
Annual report and accounts from the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) covering 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025.
Describes the working relationship between the Department of Health and Social Care and the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Annual report and accounts from the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) covering 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019.
Annual report and accounts from the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) covering 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020.
Annual report and accounts from the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) covering 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024.
This document contains the following information: Independent Housing Ombudsman Limited annual report and accounts 2009 to 2010.
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