Surrogacy in the UK is growing, but a shortage of surrogates and outdated laws leave many parents turning abroad. Discover why change is needed to protect surrogates and help more families grow closer to home.
UK surrogacy
Why UK solicitors cannot draft surrogacy agreements
We explain the value of a surrogacy agreement, why solicitors cannot draft it and the importance for surrogacy teams to create one.
UK government to remove block on HIV+ intended parents conceiving through UK surrogacy
We are thrilled to see the government’s announcement in Parliament yesterday that it will remove the bar on HIV+ intended parents conceiving through UK surrogacy, which follows a five year campaign brilliantly led by the National AIDS Trust, something we at NGA Law and Brilliant Beginnings have been proud to support.
NGA on the BBC – UK surrogacy has quadrupled in the last ten years
The BBC has been running news stories all day today about the growth of UK surrogacy, with parental order statistics showing that the numbers of UK surrogacy cases have quadrupled over the past ten years. NGA and Brilliant Beginnings surrogacy team Sam, Guy and...
High Court ruling in another NGA case – What happens when a parent dies mid-surrogacy journey?
A new reported surrogacy case (Re X (2020)) in which NGA Law represented the parents has, in tragic circumstances, highlighted once again the inadequacy of UK surrogacy law. A straightforward UK surrogacy case became complicated when the intended father died...
NGA quoted in the Telegraph – Being a surrogate left me traumatised
NGA has been quoted extensively in a piece written for the Telegraph about UK surrogacy. In the piece, a woman who acted as an independent surrogate in the UK talks to journalist Kate Graham about her experience, in which a breakdown in the relationship with her...
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 The UK’s outdated surrogacy laws on parenthood...
First ever UK government guidance on surrogacy – Article published in Family Law
We were asked to write an article for Family Law updating UK family lawyers about the new government guidance for surrogacy which has been published by the Depatment of Health. NGA Law and Brilliant Beginnings were delighted to help write the first ever official...
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...
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...