Frequently used guidance
Below is a list of the guidance – whether best practice guidance in the Code of Practice or regulatory guidance set out in Directions – that is most frequently sought by those working in licensed centres or the patients that they care for.
| Guidance | Date last published | Target audience | Type of guidance | Next review |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Code of Practice: Staff |
10-2009 |
Licensed centres | Regulatory and best practice | 10-2012 |
| Code of Practice: Consent to treatment, storage, donation, and disclosure of information | 10-2009 | Licensed centres | Regulatory and best practice | 10-2012 |
| Chair’s Letter: Multiple births and Single Embryo Transfer Policy (CH(10)01) | 01-2010 |
Licensed centres | Regulatory and best practice | 02-2011 |
| User Guide to the Code | 10-2009 | Licensed centres | Regulatory and best practice | 10-2012 |
| Chair’s Letter: HFE Act 2008 - early introduction of legal parenthood provisions | 04-2009 | Licensed centres | Regulatory and best practice | 10-2012 |
| Code of Practice: Information to be provided prior to consent | 10-2009 | Licensed centres | Regulatory and best practice | 10-2012 |
| Code of Practice: Donor recruitment, assessment and screening | 10-2009 | Licensed centres | Regulatory and best practice | 10-2012 |
| Code of Practice: Embryo testing and sex selection | 10-2009 | Licensed centres | Regulatory and best practice | 10-2012 |
| Code of Practice: Preimplantation genetic screening (PGS) | 10-2009 | Licensed centres | Regulatory and best practice | 10-2012 |
| Code of Practice: Storage of gametes and embryos | 10-2009 | Licensed centres | Regulatory and best practice | 10-2012 |
Page last updated: 19 January 2010