Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority

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non-departmental public body public body of the United Kingdom regulatory authority

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority is the UK’s independent regulator overseeing fertility treatment and embryo research to ensure safety, ethical standards, and compliance with the law.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority canonical 5
HFEA 1
Interim Licensing Authority for Human In Vitro Fertilisation and Embryology 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf non-departmental public body ⓘ
public body of the United Kingdom ⓘ
regulatory authority ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
dataHeld data on success rates of fertility clinics ⓘ
national fertility treatment statistics ⓘ
established 1991 ⓘ
foundedBy British Parliament ⓘ
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
fundingSource UK government ⓘ
clinic licence fees ⓘ
governance board of authority members ⓘ
headquartersCountry United Kingdom ⓘ
headquartersLocation London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
jurisdiction United Kingdom ⓘ
legalBasis Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 ⓘ
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 ⓘ
parentOrganization Department of Health and Social Care ⓘ
precededBy Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Interim Licensing Authority for Human In Vitro Fertilisation and Embryology
purpose to ensure compliance with UK fertility and embryo law ⓘ
to ensure patient safety in fertility treatment ⓘ
to license and monitor fertility treatment and embryo research ⓘ
to regulate fertility clinics in the United Kingdom ⓘ
to uphold ethical standards in assisted reproduction ⓘ
regulates assisted reproductive technology ⓘ
donor insemination ⓘ
embryo research ⓘ
fertility treatment ⓘ
in vitro fertilisation ⓘ
storage of gametes and embryos ⓘ
regulatoryScope donation of eggs, sperm and embryos ⓘ
use and storage of human eggs and sperm ⓘ
use of human embryos outside the body ⓘ
responsibility advising the UK government on assisted reproduction ⓘ
approving certain embryo research projects ⓘ
inspecting licensed fertility clinics ⓘ
issuing licences to fertility clinics ⓘ
maintaining a register of donors and donor-conceived people ⓘ
maintaining a register of fertility treatments ⓘ
monitoring clinic performance and outcomes ⓘ
providing information to patients about fertility treatment ⓘ
setting standards for fertility treatment ⓘ
sector healthcare regulation ⓘ
shortName Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: HFEA
website https://www.hfea.gov.uk/ ⓘ
worksWith National Health Service ⓘ
patient advocacy groups ⓘ
professional fertility societies ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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Department of Health and Social Care → oversees → Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority ⓘ
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority → shortName → Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: HFEA
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority → precededBy → Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Interim Licensing Authority for Human In Vitro Fertilisation and Embryology
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 → establishesRegulatoryFrameworkFor → Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority ⓘ
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 → continuesRegulatoryRoleOf → Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority ⓘ
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 → establishes → Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority ⓘ
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 → createsBody → Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority ⓘ