September 2013

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Welcome to September's edition of the HFEA e-update.

This month you can read about the changes we have introduced to our Code of Practice which take effect from 1 October. You can also find out how you can take part in a new parent study being carried out by researchers from the University of Cambridge.

I hope you enjoy this edition,  

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Peter Thompson, Chief Executive, HFEA.

 

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Update to the HFEA Code of Practice

This month, we have updated our Code of Practice to reflect recent changes in policy. The Code of Practice helps staff in our licensed centres understand and comply with their legal requirements, and provides guidance on how to go about meeting those requirements.

The Code is regularly reviewed and is amended to reflect any recent developments in law, policy or to provide clarification on existing guidance.

The major changes in the latest update include:

Legal parenthood in surrogacy arrangements - amending our guidance and consent forms to allow one of the intended parents commissioning a surrogacy arrangement to be recognised as the legal parent with the surrogate mother (if certain conditions are met).

Obligations and reporting requirements of centres - helping clinics in the submission of data to the HFEA.

The Code of Practice is an important tool for the HFEA to clearly set out what licensed centres must take into account when providing treatment, and to provide advice to improve the conduct of licensed activities.

Read more about the HFEA's role in providing guidance 
Read more about the recent changes to the Code 
Read more about the purpose of the Code of Practice 


New Parents Study

Researchers at the University of Cambridge are working on an international study looking to expand understanding of family development.

The New Parents Study aims to visit families who have been helped by assisted reproduction technologies (ART), including donor insemination, IVF or surrogacy to start their family.

For more information about the study, contact the team at infancy@hermes.cam.ac.uk or on 01223 767 807 or visit http://www.psychol.cam.ac.uk/adprg/new-parents-study and read about one parent’s experiences of getting involved.


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