Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority

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Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority

Non-departmental public body overview
Formed	1990
Headquarters	2nd floor 2 Redman Place London E20 1JQ United Kingdom[1]
Non-departmental public body executive	Julia Chain, Chair
Parent department	Department of Health and Social Care
Website	www.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.