Review of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act: A public consultation. Launch date: 16 August 2005Closing date: 25 November 2005 Gateway Ref: 5207 The Government announced in 2004 that it intended to review the provisions of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 (the HFE Act), including holding a public … Review of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act: A public consultation. Launch date: 16 August 2005Closing date: 25 November 2005
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The Government announced in 2004 that it intended to review the provisions of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 (the HFE Act), including holding a public consultation exercise in 2005.
The Government’s aim in reviewing the HFE Act, is to ensure that the law remains effective and fit for purpose in the early 21st century. This consultation is part of a process of re-establishing a framework that is broadly acceptable to society.
This consultation document fulfils the Government’s promise and seeks views on whether and how the law might be updated given the rise of new technologies, changes in societial attitudes, international developments, and the need to ensure effective regulation. It takes full account of the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee’s recent review of human reproductive technologies and the law.
Download Review of the Human Fertilisation & Embryology Act: Consultation document (PDF, 427K)Download Review of the Human Fertilisation & Embryology Act: Consultation response template (DOC, 126K)Human Reproductive Technologies and the Law: Government Response to the Report from the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee
Contact information
The deadline for responses to this consultation is 25 November 2005.
It would greatly help us in analysing the responses if you could:
respond by email
make clear which questions you are responding to, preferably by filling in your responses after each question using the electronic response template above
keep answers brief and focussed.
Contact Christopher Cox
Address Department of Health
Room 651C, Skipton House
80 London Road
London
SE1 6LH
Phone Christopher Cox
020 7972 6113
Fax Christopher Cox
020 7972 5076
E mail review-hfe-act@dh.gsi.gov.uk
