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• What is a short term licence?
• My treatment ends after the expiry of the short term licence, what should I do?
• What if I’m about to start treatment or I'm in the middle of treatment when my clinic is issued with a short term licence?

What is a short term licence?

Every time a Licence Committee grants a licence, they will decide the appropriate length of the licence according to the circumstances of each clinic.

For example, a short term licence might be granted if a clinic's licence is about to expire and the question of whether or not it should be renewed was still being considered by the Licence Committee.

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My treatment ends after the expiry of the short term licence, what should I do?

• If the terms of the licence mean that you cannot continue treatment at a clinic, then they should have a contingency plan for this in place to ensure that your sperm, eggs or embryos along with supporting documents are transferred to another clinic.
• A special direction will be issued to the clinic to enable them to finish current treatments.

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What if I’m about to start treatment or I'm in the middle of treatment when my clinic is issued with a short term licence?

• All clinics should have a contingency plan in place, where your treatment and supporting documents can be transferred to another clinic.
• The clinic will be advised to finish off treatments and ensure that arrangements have been made for patients to be transferred to another clinic.

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