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Fertility treatment: A guide for Clinics

Helping fertility clinics comply with their consumer law obligations.

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A guide for clinics

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This guidance sets out the Competition and Markets Authority바카라 사이트™s (CMA) views on how consumer law applies to clinics in the fertility sector.

This guidance covers:

  • information provision 바카라 사이트“ what information clinics should provide to prospective patients and existing patients and when
  • commercial practices - what clinics should do to ensure that their commercial practices are fair, in particular to ensure that their commercial practices meet the objective standard of professional diligence
  • contract terms 바카라 사이트“ what clinics should do to ensure that their terms are fair
  • complaints handling 바카라 사이트“ what clinics should do to ensure that their complaints handling processes are accessible, clear and fair
  • the key applicable consumer protection legislation - Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 (바카라 사이트˜CPRs바카라 사이트™); Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 (바카라 사이트˜CCRs바카라 사이트™); and Parts I and II Consumer Rights Act 2015 (바카라 사이트˜CRA바카라 사이트™)

It does not provide advice on other laws or rules, for example those enforced by the sector regulator, the HFEA, or the Care Quality Commission or equivalents, or those on medical regulation or other guidelines relevant to the sector.

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Published 10 June 2021

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