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This new version of the Code of Practice contains updated information and guidance for clinics.

Last updated: 15 April 2019

Review date: 15 April 2021

Our new version of the Code of Practice contains updated information and guidance for clinic staff to help them understand and comply with the legal requirements as a licensed clinic.

Last updated: 2 January 2019

Review date: 2 January 2021

This new version of the Code of Practice contains updated information and guidance for clinics.

Last updated: 29 October 2021

Review date: 29 October 2023

The HFEA has issued a statement in response to Cambridge Reproduction’s newly unveiled SCBEM Code of Practice.

Last updated: 3 July 2024

Review date: 3 July 2026

This new version of the Code of Practice contains information on the 2022 changes to the law on the storage of gametes and embryos as well as smaller changes to other areas of guidance.

Last updated: 26 October 2023

Review date: 26 October 2025

Today we are opening our new updated draft edition of the Code for consultation, until Friday 1 June.

Last updated: 24 April 2018

Review date: 24 April 2020

We regulate fertility clinics and projects involving research with human embryos. This involves licensing, inspections and setting standards.

Last updated: 10 May 2016

Review date: 10 May 2018

Many people express anxieties about their knowledge of their child’s family medical history and how it might impact them in the future. This page will provide information about the screening requirements of donors to reassure parents of donor conceived children.

Last updated: 22 May 2017

Review date: 22 May 2019

The HFEA has issued a statement regarding the Homerton Fertility Centre.

Last updated: 3 May 2024

Review date: 3 May 2026

Read our Chair's statement regarding the Daily Mail investigation.

Last updated: 2 May 2017

Review date: 2 May 2019