How many free sessions will I get?
If you're a donor, who donated after 1 August 1991 but before 1 April 2005, and are considering re-registering, you're entitled to two sessions to discuss the implications of this decision.
If you're a donor-conceived person (aged 16 or over) seeking non-identifying information about your donor or donor-conceived genetic siblings, you're also entitled to two sessions to discuss the implications of this decision.
If you're a donor or a donor-conceived person potentially having intermediary services (ie, which might result in contact between yourselves), you're entitled to:
- Two sessions, separate from any meeting with your donor or people conceived from your donation.
- If desired, one further session with both of you present if you both agree to a face-to-face meeting.
Similarly, if you are donor-conceived siblings (linked via DSL) potentially having intermediary services (ie, which might result in contact between yourselves), you're entitled to:
- Two sessions each, separate from any meeting with your donor-conceived sibling.
- If desired, one further session with both individuals present if you both agree to a face-to-face meeting.
This means that a maximum of five funded sessions are available for each intermediary case.
There may be situations where a number of people have been born to different families as a result of donation from the same donor. The same allocation of funded services will be available every time a different donor-conceived person seeks identifying information about him/ her.
The same applies to donor-conceived people who have been linked with more than one donor-conceived sibling or more than one sperm or egg provider where the donor-conceived person was born following double donation (i.e. both sperm and egg donation) or embryo donation.
If you think you might be eligible for free sessions, please contact us at: openingtheregister@hfea.gov.uk or on 020 7291 8200.