Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of whether the current law provides sufficient protection for non-biological parents in same-sex families who have been involved in the upbringing of their children from birth.

No assessments have been made.

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority publishes a Code of Practice for all licensed fertility clinics in the United Kingdom, which provides guidance on information about legal parenthood, which should be given to individuals undertaking fertility treatment. Further information is available at the following link:

https://portal.hfea.gov.uk/knowledge-base/read-the-code-of-practice/