Risks of treatment
Tomorrow's children - Welfare of the child
The HFEA gives guidance to clinics on how to go about making a welfare of the child assessment on individuals or couples seeking licensed treatment.
The HFEA completed a review of its guidance to clinics on how to interpret the welfare of the child principle laid down in section 13(5) of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990.
Outcome of the review
The discussions at the consultative meetings and the views in the written responses to the consultation contributed to the evidence base used to make the amendments to the existing guidance to clinics.
- Tomorrow's Children (366 Kb)
Report of the review - Revised guidance (51 Kb)
Welfare of the Child and information sections of the Code of Practice - What you need to know about the welfare of the child assessment (32 Kb)
This patient leaflet gives information on the welfare of the child assessment carried out before the start of treatment
Consultation
A public consultation document, Tomorrow's Children, was open to responses between January and April 2005. The document laid out a number of options for revising the welfare of the child guidance and sought responses to the options.
Public consultative meetings were held during February and March in Westminster, Glasgow, London and Manchester.
- Consultative meeting report
Glasgow (82.70 Kb) - Consultative meeting report
London (82 Kb) - Consultative meeting report
Manchester (72 Kb)
Page last updated: 13 April 2009
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