Information released under FOI in 2012
This disclosure log displays a selection of responses the HFEA has issued to requests for information made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Although the information contained in the disclosure log was correct at the time of publication, it may not accurately represent the current situation in the matters being described. This information should be considered an historical record only.
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F-2012-00288 - HFEA staff benefits - 05/12/2012
The Authority was asked about benefits, including private health care, for HFEA staff.
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F-2012-00278 - Data and reasons regarding IVF treatment in under 25s - 07/12/2012
The Authority was asked for the region with the highest number of IVF treatment in under 25s, what that number is and the top three reasons for under 25s having treatment.
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F-2012-00277 - Success rates for TESE recovered sperm from post-vasectomy donors - 17/11/2012
The Authority was asked for information regarding ICSI treatments using TESE recovered sperm post-vasectomy.
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F-2012-00251 - The number of women delivering live and/or stillborn babies - 22/11/2012
The Authority was asked to provide information regarding the number of women delivering live and/or stillborn babies after a number of listed treatment types.
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F-2012-00250 - NHS patients who received funded cycles of treatment and data for PCTs - 21/11/2012
The Authority was asked for the number of patients receiving 1, 2 or more than 2 cycles of treatment starting before 2010, in 2010 and in 2011, as well as the number of NHS funded treatments for PCTs.
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F-2012-00237 - Numbers of patients and PGD cycles in the UK in 2010 and 2011 - 29/10/2012
The Authority was asked for information regarding the number of patients and the number of PGD cycles that took place in the UK in 2010 and 2011
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F-2012-00230 - Questions about the NHS Lone Worker Framework Agreement - 02/10/2012
The Authority was asked if the HFEA participated in the NHS Lone Worker Framework Agreement and to provide details if so.
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F-2012-00228 - Data regarding annual donor registration since 1992 in UK - 24/10/2012
The Authority was asked to provide information regarding sperm and egg donor registration in UK regions since 1992, how many of these have been known donors and donor registration in Scotland since 2005.
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F-2012-00217 - Unstimulated Donor Insemination success rates - 02/10/2012
The Authority was asked to provide information regarding the number of un-stimulated Donor Insemination cycles the patients at London Women's Clinic who had live births as a result of this treatment underwent before their successful cycle.
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F-2012-00216 - Pre-implantation tissue typing in the UK - 11/09/2012
The Authority was asked how many pre-implantation tissue typing procedures have occured in the UK.
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F-2012-00206 - Egg freezing and births using frozen eggs since 2000 - 04/09/2012
The Authority was asked to provide information regarding egg freezing, patients using cryopreserved eggs and babies born from frozen eggs since 2000.
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F-2012-00202 - Creating embryos as tissue matches for sick siblings - 10/09/2012
The Authority was asked for information regarding how many licences have been granted to create embryos as tissue matches for sick siblings.
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F-2012-00200 - Proportion of egg donors from the UK - 16/08/2012
The Authority was asked for the latest information regarding the proportion of egg donors from the UK and if these donors were compensated under the old system.
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F-2012-00189 - Breaches of the Data Protection Act - 09/08/2012
The Authority was asked to provide information regarding incidents where the Data Protection Act has been breached by HFEA employees between 1 July 2009 and 1 July 2012.
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F-2012-00188 - Treatment cycles involving surrogacy between 2008-2012 - 28/08/2012
The Authority was asked for the number of treatment cycles involving surrogacy between 2008-2012, broken down by year.
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F-2012-00186 - Human Embryos Created for Research - 13/08/2013
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F-2012-00185 - PGD Information - 27/07/2012
The Authority was asked for PGD information, the break down by age and how many clinics offered the treatment.
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F-2012-00175 - Money paid to trade unions - 26/07/2012
The Authority was asked for information regarding payments to trade unions.
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F-2012-00174 - Cases of PGD misdiagnosis 1995-2012 - 31/07/2012
The Authority was asked for information regarding PGD misdiagnosis where a pregnancy was subsequently achieved between 1995 and 2012.
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F-2012-00165 - OHSS, incidents and egg collection at Origin Belfast (centre 0200) - 31/07/2012
The Authority was asked for information regarding incidents, licence conditions and egg collection by Origin Fertility Care.
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F-2012-00149 - Cases of OHSS reported to the HFEA - 27/06/2012
The Authority was asked whether it would be issuing a public statement regarding the recent press articles regarding the number of cases of OHSS.
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F-2012-00148 - The success rate for blastocyst transfer in 2011 - 14/06/2012
The Authority was asked for information about the success rate for IVF blastocyst transfer using fresh eggs during 2011.
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F-2012-00147 - Cycle numbers and clinic types - 09/07/2012
The Authority was asked for information about cycle numbers and clinic types following the release of information under F-2012-00101.
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F-2012-00138 – ICSI and IVF failed to fertilise rates in 2009 - 01/06/2012
The Authority was asked for information about ICSI and IVF failed to fertilise rates in 2009.
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F-2012-00131 – Termination of pregnancies following IVF treatment - 03/07/2012
The Authority was asked for information about the termination of pregnancies following IVF treatment
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F-2012-00112 – Cases of OHSS reported to the HFEA - 13/06/2012
The Authority was asked for a copy of the FOI release that was reported in several newspapers regarding the number of cases of OHSS.
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F-2012-00111 - Outcomes from treatment with patient-own frozen-thawed eggs - 18/06/2012
The Authority was asked for information about pregnancies and births resulting from treatment involving patient own frozen-thawed eggs.
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F-2012-00110 – Cases of OHSS reported to the HFEA - 13/06/2012
The Authority was asked for verification of the figure reported by the press recently of the number of OHSS cases in the UK.
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F-2012-00106 – Incidents relating to vitrification reported to the HFEA since 2003 - 12/06/2012
The Authority was asked for information about incidents reported to the HFEA since 2003 that related to vitrification
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F-2012-00105 – Incidents reported by centres to the HFEA between April 2011 - March 2012 - 12/06/2012
The Authority was asked for several pieces of information about incidents reported by centres to the HFEA during the 12 month period April 2011 - March 2012.
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F-2012-00101 – Cycle numbers and clinic types - 08/06/2012
The Authority was asked for information about treatment funding and rate of increase in number of treatment cycles carried out.
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F-2012-00097 – The names and addresses of all UK fertility clinics licensed by the HFEA - 08/05/2012
The Authority was asked for information about the names and addresses of all UK fertility clinics licensed by the HFEA.
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F-2012-00092 - Proportion of patients receiving counselling - 30/04/2012
The Authority was asked for information about the proportion of people receiving fertility treatment who chose to have counselling provided by their clinic.
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F-2012-00082 – Cases of misdiagnosis in PGD during 2012 - 2010 - 25/04/2012
The Authority was asked for the number of incidents or complaints received by the HFEA, or that the HFEA has been made aware of, during the last 24 months in relation to misdiagnosis in preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) at HFEA licensed clinics.
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F-2012-00079 – PGD figures for 2005 - 30/04/2012
The Authority was asked for information about pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) for the year 2005.
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F-2012-00078 – Treatment success rates and elective Single Embryo Transfer - 30/04/2012
The Authority was asked for information about treatment success rates (fresh and frozen) and eSET at HFEA licensed clinics from 2008.
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F-2012-00077 - The use of human embryos in research - 08/05/2012
The Authority was asked for information about the use of human embryos in research in the UK and more specifically the number used in stem cell research during the last five years.
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F-2012-00076 - Treatments carried out at HFEA licensed centres from 2007 - 02/05/2012
The Authority was asked for information about treatments carried out at HFEA licensed centres from 2007.
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F-2012-00072 – External accountability arrangements between the HFEA and Department of Health - 30/03/2012
The Authority was asked for information about the external accountability arrangements that are in place between the HFEA and the Department of Health.
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F-2012-00071 – Expenditure on HFEA events held at non-government venues - 30/04/2012
The Authority was asked for information about expenditure on HFEA events held at non-government venues
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F-2012-00069 – The RIPA 2000 and the RIPSA 2000 - 30/03/2012
The Authority was asked for information about the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) and the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 Scotland (RIPSA).
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F-2012-00064 – Fertility treatment for women over 40 - 23/03/2012
The Authority was asked for the number of women over 40 who gave birth following HFEA licensable fertility treatment in the period 2001 to 2010.
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F-2012-00059 – HFEA licence application requirements and UK fertility clinics operating pre-1991 - 19/03/2012
The Authority was asked for information about licensing application requirements since 1991 and fertility clinics operating in the UK between 1978 and 1991.
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F-2012-00041 – The HFEA’s use of compromise agreements and confidentiality clauses - 05/03/2012
The Authority was asked for information about the HFEA’s use of compromise agreements and confidentiality clauses.
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F-2012-00040 – The use of HFEA powers of entry 2008-2011 - 20/02/2012
The Authority was asked for details of the use of powers of entry by the HFEA.
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F-2012-00035 – New and expired HFEA licences since 2006 - 05/03/2012
The Authority was asked for information relating to HFEA licensing activity.
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F-2012-00034 – NHS, NHS/Private partnership and Private Clinics in London - 29/02/2012
The Authority was asked for the success rates in 2010/2011 for private and NHS fertility clinics in London.
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F-2012-00033 – Treatment type and volume provided by centres - 05/03/2012
The Authority was asked for three pieces of information about HFEA licensed treatment taking place in the UK.
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F-2012-00025 – Treatment outcomes and type of patient relationship - 22/02/2012
The Authority was asked for an update to the data released in response to a previous request (ref number F-2010-00199).
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F-2012-00021 – The age of women who received IVF treatment in Scotland during 2010 - 20/02/2012
The Authority was asked for the age breakdown of the 3,439 women who received fertility treatment in Scotland in 2010, as referenced in Table 1 of the publication ‘Fertility treatment in 2010 - trends and figures’.
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F-2012-00020 – IVF cycles using fresh eggs during 2010 and 2011 - 16/02/2012
The Authority was asked for the number of IVF treatment cycles during the first and second half of 2010 that used fresh eggs (patient or donor).
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F-2012-00014 – Embryo storage following IVF cycles using patient’s own eggs in 2010 - 10/02/2012
The Authority was asked for the proportion of IVF cycles that started in 2010, used patient own fresh eggs and stored embryos.
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F-2012-00005 – The neonatal death rate following fertility treatment during the last 10 years - 06/02/2012
The Authority was asked for the number of neonatal deaths of babies born following fertility treatment over the last 10 years.
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F-2011-00411 – Multiple pregnancies and reductions - 17/01/2012
The Authority was asked for the number of reductions carried out during multiple pregnancies in the years 1999 to 2003.
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F-2011-00410 – Incidents reported by centres in Wales between 2006 and 2010 - 23/01/2012
The Authority was asked for the number and grade of incidents reported to the HFEA by each licensed centre in Wales for each year from 2006 to 2010.
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F-2011-00399 – Exit packages and redundancy at the HFEA - 13/01/2012
The Authority was asked for information about exit packages and redundancy at the HFEA.
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F-2011-00396 – Treatment cycle data for 2007-2010 in Yorkshire and Humberside - 11/01/2012
The Authority was asked for treatment cycle data for the years 2007-2010 for clinics in Yorkshire and Humberside
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