Consultation on regulations to implement the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008

This Department of Health consultation seeks views on four sets of regulations required to implement the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008.

It is aimed at gathering views on key principles of each set of regulations and the draft regulations themselves.

The Department of Health is aiming to bring most of the provisions of the Act into force by October 2009 following consideration of the any relevant regulations by Parliament in the summer.

However, the provisions of the act relating to parenthood will come into force earlier, in April whilst those relating to parental orders will commence in April 2010.

Read the RCN's response to the Department of Health consultation on regulations to implement the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (PDF 34.5KB) [see how to access PDFs].