Storage Period for Gametes Bill [HL]

Key Points

• The bill mandates a formal review by the Secretary of State of regulations governing the storage period for gametes.
• The review could consider whether storage times should be extended, shortened, or otherwise adjusted, and how safeguards should operate.
• The bill itself does not set new storage periods; it establishes a process to review and potentially reform the regulations.
• It is currently at the Lords stage, specifically the second reading, with the first reading having taken place in June 2019.

Progress

The bill is in the Lords and at its second reading; no further stages have been completed yet.