Herts and Essex Fertility Centre

Details of licence

Licences held: Treatment and Storage

Licensed since: June 1992
 Current licence renewed: October 2011

Current licence expires: November 2014

What are inspection reports?

Inspection reports outline and investigate the quality of service that HFEA licensed clinics provide to patients and donors.

The reports are a result of HFEA inspections of fertility clinics. They cover:

  • the quality of information a clinic provides to patients and the HFEA
  • the clinic’s laboratory processes
  • clinical staff competence an evaluation of a clinic’s premises and equipment how well the clinic is organised.

Treatment and storage

How we regulate fertility clinics

The HFEA regularly inspects UK fertility clinics and research centres.

This ensures that every licensed clinic is adhering to safety and ethical rules set out by the UK government.