Applying for a treatment and storage licence
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If you intend to offer any fertility treatments or services regulated by the HFEA you will need to apply for a licence.
Initial enquiry and application
The first step is to complete the Initial Enquiry form. This form will tell us what type of licence you are planning to apply for and what activities you are planning to offer.
- Initial enquiry form (872 Kb)
You should send the completed form by email to HFEA.
The HFEA will point you in the direction of all relevant information that should be looked at prior to setting up a centre.
When you have looked through this information and have a timescale for applying for your licence, an Inspector will be allocated to you who will be able to advise you on the licensing process and the requirements that you need to meet to satisfy the Licence Committee.
What treatments do we licence?
The type of licence you apply for depends on the treatments you wish to carry out. See the treatments we licence:
Who should complete the application?
The application form should be completed by the person who will take responsibility for managing the service. This would normally by the Person Responsible.
Suitable premises
A centre must have suitable facilites to carry out licensed activities or for providing services that do not require a licence. This includes laboratories with the appropriate air quality and private rooms for counseling.
For a full list of requirements see the Code of Practice.
Make sure that your premises have local authority planning consent if required. Advice about this can be obtained from your local district or borough council. Your local authority can also give you advice about meeting local fire safety and environmental health requirements.
Before you apply - checklist
Do you know what treatments you want to offer? - Have you decided when you will start offering treatments?
- Do your premises meet the required standards?
- Are you familiar with the HFE Act, Code of practice and other legislation?
- Has a Person responsible, Licence holder and other relevant staff been recruited?
- Has the nominated PR completed the PREP and included their assessment as part of the submission?
Application fees
When sending in your application form, you will be asked to also provide an application fee. What you pay depends on the type of licence you apply for.
Licence type |
Cost |
| Treatment and storage | |
| Application | £500 |
| Renewal | £500 |
| Storage only | |
| Application |
£200 |
| Renewal | £200 |
| Treatment only | |
| Application small DI centre only | £250 |
| EUTD | |
| Application |
£975 |
| Renewal |
£500 |
| Annual charge |
£2950 |
| Third party allocation | £250 |
Where to send your application
Send your application and support documentation to HFEAcompliance@hfea.gov.uk
Next steps
Find out what happens after you have sent your application to the HFEA.
Further information
You can obtain more information about the licensing process from:
Compliance department
Phone: 020 7291 8200
Email: hfeacompliance@hfea.gov.uk
Page last updated: 24 June 2009
The premises timeline shows, step-by-step, each stage of the licensing process and the timeframe for processing all applications.