Surrogacy in UK law
Find out more about surrogacy in UK law and read up on developments, changes and how NGA Law have been campaigning for surrogacy law reform in the UK.
Explore articles, insights and media appearances covering surrogacy law in the UK.
Helping you respond to the Law Commission surrogacy consultation
The Law Commission is, until 11 October, consulting on surrogacy law reform. Its provisional proposals are positive and, if passed, will enable intended parents to be legal parents from birth in many surrogacy cases. But the detail is complex, with different legal...
Law Commission launches public consultation on UK surrogacy law reform
The Law Commissions of England and Wales and Scotland have today launched their public consultation on U.K. surrogacy law reform, with provisional recommendations as to how the law should be brought up to date. The consultation paper is a meaty read at 474 pages but...
Will my child through surrogacy be born British? And how do I apply for a British Passport?
If you are expecting a child through surrogacy, one of your top questions may be how you get a British passport for your baby, particularly if they are born outside the UK. British nationality can be complicated in surrogacy cases, and what you need to do depends on...
NGA in the Law Society Gazette on today’s law change for single parents
The Law Society Gazette have covered today's law change to include single parents in UK surrogacy law. Speaking to NGA Law, the Law Society Gazette wrote: The change has been welcomed by Burgate and London firm Natalie Gamble Associates, whose work to challenge UK...
UK surrogacy law embraces single parents from today – NGA celebrating after a long campaign
We are celebrating the coming into force of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (Remedial) Order 2018 which, from today, enables single parents through surrogacy to apply for a parental order to become their child’s legal parent and to obtain a UK birth...
Surrogacy isn’t about the money, but the law must change – Comment piece by Natalie published in The Guardian
Natalie Gamble has written a comment piece for the Guardian about surrogacy law reform, following her interview on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme yesterday. Arguing that the law in the UK need to recognise the reality of payments within UK surrogacy, she says this is...
Surrogacy law reform: where are we now? – Article published in the British Infertility Counselling Association journal
We were asked to write an article for the British Infertility Counselling Association's journal about surrogacy law reform, why it's needed and where it's heading now that the Law Commission has started a project to review the law - with proposals awaited. Read the...
Single parent surrogacy reform goes back to Parliament
The draft remedial order which will change the law to allow single parents through surrogacy to apply for parental orders has gone back to Parliament for a second time. When will the law change? It will now be considered by the Parliamentary Committee for its second...
Celebrating 3 years of shared adoption leave and pay for new parents through surrogacy
Since 5 April 2015, UK parents to children born through surrogacy have been entitled to adoption leave and pay. We were thrilled to see the law change in 2015, having campaigned for more than seven years before this for reform (with Natalie writing letters to the...
Single parent surrogacy – the government must heed Parliament’s warning – Article published in Bionews
Natalie has written a comment piece for this week’s Bionews supporting Parliament’s criticism of the government ‘remedial order’ which will enable single parents, like couples, to apply for a parental order if they conceive a child through surrogacy. Although the...
Considering surrogacy and need practical help as well as legal advice?
Our sibling organisation, Brilliant Beginnings, is a non-profit surrogacy agency, founded by the NGA Law directors in 2013 to support safe ethical surrogacy.
Brilliant Beginnings offers personal advice consultations as well as managed surrogacy pathways in the UK and USA which include full legal support from NGA Law.
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