Current Responsibilities
The current statutory functions of the HFEA, as a regulator under the HFE Acts 1990 and 2008 and other legislation include:
- license and monitor clinics carrying out in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and donor insemination
- license and monitor establishments undertaking human embryo research
- maintain a register of licences held by clinics, research establishments and storage centres
- regulate storage of gametes (eggs and sperm) and embryos
- implement the requirements of the European Union Tissue and Cells Directive (EUTCD) to relicense IVF clinics and to license Intrauterine Insemination (IUI), Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer (GIFT) and other services.
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