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“Cases where consent not required for storage and research

15A	The human cells of a person (‘the donor’) may be used to bring

about the creation of an embryo or a human admixed embryo in

vitro; and any embryo or human admixed embryo so created may

be used or stored for the purposes of any project of research without

the donor’s consent if the following conditions are met:

(a)	Condition A is that the human cells are lawfully taken from

or provided by the donor;

(b)	Condition B is that the human cells were first stored or used

prior to the day on which Schedule 3 to the Human

Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 comes into force;

(c)	Condition C is that the human cells, embryos or human

admixed embryos are used in circumstances such that the

person carrying out the research (‘the researcher’) is not in

possession, and not likely to come into possession, of

information from which the donor can be identified;

(d)	Condition D is that it is not reasonably possible to contact

the donor to obtain their consent;

(e)	Condition E is that there are reasonable grounds for

believing that research of comparable effectiveness cannot

be carried out if the project of research for which the human

cells, embryos or human admixed embryos are stored or

used has to be confined to, or related only to, material in

relation to which there is an effective consent; and

(f)	Condition F is that it does not appear to the researcher that

the donor has indicated any objection to such use or storage

(as applicable).”.’.

Dawn Primarolo

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Schedule  3,  page  66,  line  31,  at end insert—

‘(5)	References in this Schedule to parental responsibility are—

(a)	in relation to England and Wales, to be read in accordance with the

Children Act 1989,

(b)	in relation to Northern Ireland, to be read in accordance with the

Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995, and

(c)	in relation to Scotland, to be read as references to parental

responsibilities and parental rights within the meaning of the Children

(Scotland) Act 1995.

(6)	References in this Schedule to capacity are, in relation to England and Wales,

to be read in accordance with the Mental Capacity Act 2005.

(7)	References in this Schedule to the age of 18 years are, in relation to Scotland,

to be read as references to the age of 16 years.’.

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Mark Simmonds

33

Schedule  4,  page  67,  line  8,  after ‘gametes’, insert ‘including the mitochondria,’.

Mark Simmonds

Mr Andrew Lansley

5

Clause  15,  page  11,  line  47,  leave out ‘ten’ and insert ‘seven’.

Mark Simmonds

34

Clause  15,  page  12,  line  3,  leave out ‘ten’ and insert ‘seven’.

Dawn Primarolo

41

Clause  16,  page  12,  line  14,  at end insert—

‘( )	in paragraph (c), after “application” insert “or a licence under paragraph

3 of that Schedule authorising activities in connection with the derivation

from embryos of stem cells that are intended for human application”, ’.

Dawn Primarolo

42

Clause  16,  page  12,  line  15,  after ‘(ca)’ insert ‘— (i)’.

Dawn Primarolo

43

Clause  16,  page  12,  line  16,  at end insert—

‘(ii)

after “that Schedule” insert “authorising activities otherwise than

in connection with the derivation from embryos of stem cells that

are intended for human application”, and’.

Mark Simmonds

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Clause  17,  page  12,  line  23,  at end insert—

‘(1A)

In subsection (1)(b) for “equipment is” substitute “equipment and premises are”’.

Mark Simmonds

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Clause  18,  page  13,  line  29,  after ‘person’, insert ‘and is so qualified by training

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and experience’.

Mark Simmonds

144

Clause  19,  page  15,  line  12,  leave out subsection (7).

Mark Simmonds

145

Clause  19,  page  15,  line  14,  at end insert—

‘(8)	Notification to the applicant of a decision whether to grant or refuse a licence

must be given within a specified time period to be determined by regulation.’.

Mark Simmonds

146

Clause  20,  page  15,  line  38,  at end insert—

‘(2A)

No more than four consecutive suspensions under subsection (1) can be granted,

totalling a maximum period of twelve months.’.

Mark Simmonds

147

Clause  20,  page  16,  line  4,  at end insert—

‘(6)	During a period of suspension all necessary, suitable and appropriate steps must

be taken by the Authority to ensure there is no damage to the cells, embryos and

gametes that were the responsibility of the licence holder or person responsible

when the licence was suspended.’.

Mark Simmonds

148

Clause  21,  page  17,  line  2,  leave out from ‘wholly’ to ‘and’ in line 3 and insert ‘of

persons who were not members of the initial grant, revocation or variation committee.’.

Mark Simmonds

149

Clause  21,  page  17,  line  32,  at end insert ‘within 28 days of the appeals committee

meeting.’.

Dr Vincent Cable

13

Clause  22,  page  18,  line  15,  at end insert—

‘(3A)

After subsection (4) insert—

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“(4A)

In default of the exercise of the Authority of its power to make a direction

under this section, a judge of the High Court may give permission for

gametes stored under Schedule (3)(1)(2A) of this Act to be used within

the UK or exported and used outside the United Kingdom.”.’.

Mark Simmonds

Mr Andrew Lansley

6

Clause  24,  page  20,  line  10,  at end insert—

‘(5)	A relevant individual can also be an individual who has reached the age of 18

whose genetic parent was a relevant individual under subsection (4) but did not

themselves consult the register and is themselves deceased.’.

Mark Simmonds

35

Clause  24,  page  22,  line  17,  at end insert—

‘(c)	the donor has been given suitable opportunity to receive proper

counselling about the implications of such a request having been made.’.

Dawn Primarolo

44

Clause  24,  page  23,  line  7,  leave out ‘any of’.

Mark Simmonds

36

Clause  24,  page  23,  line  42,  at end insert—

‘(10)

In this section “reasonable period” means a period of no longer than 3 months’.

Mark Simmonds

38

Clause  25,  page  26,  line  4,  at end insert—

‘(za)

the disclosure is made—

(i)	on clinical grounds, as part of the patient’s medical care, to a

practitioner who is bound by the ordinary duty of patient

confidentiality, or

(ii)	in order to ensure the safety of medical treatment which the

patient is to receive outside of licensed premises.’.

Dawn Primarolo

45

Clause  25,  page  26,  leave out lines 22 to 41 and insert—

‘(g)	the disclosure is made so that no individual can be identified from the

information,

(h)	the disclosure is of information other than identifying donor information

and is made with the consent required by section 33AB,’.

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Dawn Primarolo

46

Clause  25,  page  26,  line  41,  at end insert—

‘(ja)

the disclosure—

(i)	is made by a person who is satisfied that it is necessary to make

the disclosure to avert an imminent danger to the health of an

individual (“P”),

(ii)	is of information falling within section 31(2)(a) which could be

disclosed by virtue of paragraph (h) with P’s consent or could be

disclosed to P by virtue of subsection (10), and

(iii)

is made in circumstances where it is not reasonably practicable

to obtain P’s consent,’.

Dr Evan Harris

150

Clause  25,  page  27,  line  27,  at end insert—

‘(v)	the disclosure is made in order to ensure the safety of medical treatment

which the patient is to receive outside of licensed premises.’.

Dr Evan Harris

151

Clause  25,  page  27,  line  27,  at end insert—

‘(v)	the disclosure is made, on clinical grounds, as part of the patient’s

medical care, to a practitioner who is bound by the ordinary duty of

patient confidentiality.’.

Dawn Primarolo

47

Clause  25,  page  27,  leave out lines 38 to 50.

Dawn Primarolo

48

Clause  25,  page  28,  leave out lines 1 and 2.

Dawn Primarolo

49

Clause  25,  page  28,  line  7,  leave out from ‘of’ to ‘or’ in line 12 and insert

‘identifying donor information,’.

Dawn Primarolo

50

Clause  25,  page  28,  leave out lines 18 to 30.

Dawn Primarolo

51

Clause  25,  page  28,  line  36,  leave out ‘treated together with another’ and insert

‘who is treated together with, or gives a notice under section 37 or 44 of the Human

Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 in respect of, another’.

Dawn Primarolo

52

Clause  25,  page  28,  leave out lines 39 and 40.

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Dawn Primarolo

53

Clause  25,  page  28,  line  45,  at end insert—

‘( )	In this section “identifying donor information” means information enabling a

person to be identified as a person whose gametes were used in accordance with

consent given under paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 for the purposes of treatment

services or non-medical fertility services in consequence of which an identifiable

individual was, or may have been, born.’.

Dawn Primarolo

54

Clause  25,  page  28,  line  45,  at end insert—

‘33AB

Consent required to authorise certain disclosures

(1)	This section has effect for the purposes of section 33A(2)(h).

(2)	Subject to subsection (5), the consent required by this section is the

consent of each individual who can be identified from the information.

(3)	Consent in respect of a person who has not attained the age of 18 years

(“C”) may be given—

(a)	by C, in a case where C is competent to deal with the issue of

consent, or

(b)	by a person having parental responsibility for C, in any other

case.

(4)	Consent to disclosure given at the request of another shall be disregarded

unless, before it is given, the person requesting it takes reasonable steps

to explain to the individual from whom it is requested the implications of

compliance with the request.

(5)	In the case of information which shows that any identifiable individual

(“A”) was, or may have been, born in consequence of treatment services,

the consent required by this section does not include A’s consent if the

disclosure is necessarily incidental to the disclosure of information

falling within section 31(2)(a).

(6)	The reference in subsection (3) to parental responsibility is—

(a)	in relation to England and Wales, to be read in accordance with

the Children Act 1989;

(b)	in relation to Northern Ireland, to be read in accordance with the

Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995;

(c)	in relation to Scotland, to be read as a reference to parental

responsibilities and parental rights within the meaning of the

Children (Scotland) Act 1995.’.

Mark Simmonds

37

Clause  25,  page  28,  leave out line 46 to line 8 on page 29.

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Clause  30,  page  34,  line  12,  at end insert ‘section 32A(5A)’.

Dawn Primarolo

55

Clause  30,  page  34,  line  14,  leave out ‘4A(5)(e) or (10)’ and insert ‘4A(4A) or

(10)’.

Dawn Primarolo

56

Clause  30,  page  34,  line  21,  leave out ‘, 3(5)’.

Dawn Primarolo

57

Clause  31,  page  34,  leave out lines 34 and 35.

Dawn Primarolo

58

Clause  40,  page  39,  line  15,  leave out ‘a’ and insert ‘the’.

Dawn Primarolo

59

Clause  48,  page  43,  line  13,  at end insert—

‘(5A)

In relation to England and Wales and Northern Ireland, a child who—

(a)	has a parent by virtue of section 42, or

(b)	has a parent by virtue of section 43 who is at any time during the period

beginning with the time mentioned in section 43(b) and ending with the

time of the child’s birth a party to a civil partnership with the child’s

mother,

is the legitimate child of the child’s parents.’.

Dawn Primarolo

60

Clause  50,  page  44,  line  10,  at end insert—

‘( )	The reference in section 48(5A)(b) to a civil partnership includes a reference to a

void civil partnership if either or both of the parties reasonably believed at the

time when they registered as civil partners of each other that the civil partnership

was valid; and for this purpose it is to be presumed, unless the contrary is shown,

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