Surrogacy in the UK – from the UK’s leading surrogacy lawyers

Surrogacy is both legal and possible in the UK, even if the laws are outdated and fail to reccognise the right people as the legal parents when a child is born.

Our UK surrogacy content hub gives free information and resources on UK legal issues for UK surrogates and for parents conceiving children through surrogacy in the UK.

Expert UK law guides from our Knowledge Centre

How the law regulates UK surrogacy

UK law makes surrogacy agreements unenforceable, and restricts the ways in which intended parents and surrogates can find each other. Find out more about what the law says and how it affects UK surrogacy on the ground.

Parental orders

UK parents who have a child through surrogacy are expected to apply for a UK parental order after their child is born. Find out why you need one, what the court is assessing and how the process works

Legal rights in the post-birth period

What really happens on the ground if parents are caring for their child without being the legal parents? Find out more about how UK law works in practice, and what rights everyone has

Surrogacy disputes in UK law

What if a surrogate changes her mind? It happens very rarely, but read more about how such cases have played out on the ground, and how the UK family court has managed them.

UK law and surrogacy law reform

Where did UK surrogacy law come from, and why does it need to change? Read more about how UK surrogacy law got written, and the reasons why it needs to be modernised.

Latest news about UK surrogacy

Read our most recent updates about what’s going on with UK surrogacy

How do I find a UK surrogate and do I need a surrogacy agreement?

How do I find a UK surrogate and do I need a surrogacy agreement?

How do I find a surrogate in the UK? Surrogacy is legal in the UK but the law prohibits third parties from matching for profit and stops individuals advertising  for surrogates, so finding a surrogate can be challenging. The UK’s outdated surrogacy laws on parenthood...

Why do I need a will for a surrogacy arrangement?

Why do I need a will for a surrogacy arrangement?

Putting a will in place is on many of our to-do lists. With busy lives and various responsibilities, making a will usually ends up getting overlooked and becomes as a task we ‘should do’ but just haven’t got round to sorting.  It is a good idea for anyone with...

How we can help you with UK surrogacy

Top tier legal advice and representation

NGA Law has more experience of surrogacy law than any other UK lawyers. With everything you need in one place, we can help with early UK legal advice (including support with clinics), parental order applications, British passports, wills, and more.

Practical help through Brilliant Beginnings

Our directors founded non-profit Brilliant Beginnings in 2013, and we work closely alongside the BB team to support surrogates and intended parents who want experienced, thorough professional support for a safe, ethical surrogacy journey.

The Brilliant Beginnings Knowledge Centre

Our sibling organisation, Brilliant Beginnings, is a non-profit surrogacy agency, founded by the NGA Law directors in 2013 to support safe ethical surrogacy.

It has a free online Knowledge Centre with a wealth of information and resources about the practicalities of surrogacy in the UK.

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