Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority

Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority
Non-departmental public body overview
Formed1990
Headquarters2nd floor
2 Redman Place
London
E20 1JQ
United Kingdom
Non-departmental public body executive
  • Julia Chain, Chair
Parent departmentDepartment of Health and Social Care
Websitewww.hfea.gov.uk

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) is an executive non-departmental public body of the Department of Health and Social Care in the United Kingdom. It is a statutory body that regulates and inspects all clinics in the United Kingdom providing in vitro fertilisation (IVF), artificial insemination and the storage of human eggs, sperm or embryos. It also regulates human embryo research.

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