Welcome to UK DonorLink
UK DonorLink is a voluntary contact register set up to enable people conceived through donated sperm, and / or eggs, their donors and half-siblings to exchange information and where desired to contact each other. The register is specifically for anyone over the age of 18 who was conceived using donated sperm or eggs, or who donated, in the UK, before the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act came into force in August 1991. The register is available throughout the UK.
For further information please go to our Information page
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REGISTRANTS PANEL
UKDL has an active Registrants Panel which meets regularly with the UKDL Staff and Adviser. The next meeting is scheduled for 31st May 2012 in London.
The Registrants Panel is open to all Registrants - donor-conceived adults and donors.
If you are a UKDL Registrant and would like to attend future meetings, become involved with the Registrants Panel or simply want more information please contact a member of staff at UKDL on info@ukdonorlink.org.uk or telephone 0113 2641631.
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HFEA INFORMATION
Please see the information below from the HFEA.
UKDL would really like to encourage Registrants to apply to be members of the National Donation Strategy Group as detailed.
FERTILITY REGULATOR LAUNCHES STRATEGY TO BOOST EGG AND SPERM DONATION
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) is today launching a national strategy to raise awareness of egg and sperm donation and to improve the care of donors. The move comes as the Authority's new rules on donor compensation come into force, providing a clear and simple system which ensures that donors are properly valued for their commitment.
Building on the new compensation policy, the HFEA wants to address a number of obstacles to donor recruitment and retention which came to light during its 2011 public consultation. Tackling those obstacles means:
* increasing awareness of donation and the information that donors receive
* improving the 'customer service' that donors receive when they contact clinics
* helping donors provide better information about themselves for future families.
A key element of the strategy is the formation of a national group of experts from within and beyond the fertility sector. Bringing together a range of people from diverse experiences - such as blood donation, PR and unregulated sperm websites, as well as those with first-hand experience of sperm and egg donation - the group will come up with new approaches to raising awareness and promoting good practice in donation.
Launching an appeal for members of the group, Chair of the HFEA, Lisa Jardine said:
"We developed our new donor compensation policy to make donors feel more valued than they currently do and to discourage them from dropping out. But we know from carrying out our public consultation last year that it will take a range of measures to have a significant impact on donation in the UK. That's why we are taking this step beyond our normal remit to address issues of awareness, donor retention and information provision. We know we can't do this alone so we are using our unique position as the national regulator to bring together a wide range of expertise to gather valuable knowledge that will help us build a better environment for donation and particularly for future donor-conceived people."
To apply to be a member of the strategy group, go to http://www.hfea.gov.uk
Read the press release online at http://www.hfea.gov.uk/7142.html
Those interested in applying should send a statement of interest to the HFEA, detailing their experience or area of expertise and what they think they could personally bring to the group. The closing date is 1 May 2012.
Read more http://www.hfea.gov.uk/7138.htm
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DVD's AVAILABLE
We now have DVD copies of the BBC documentary ‘Donor Mum – The children I've never met ‘ which are available for a donation made payable to UKDL.
If you value the work of UKDL and can help us in any way, please make a donation today.
You can send us a cheque made payable to “UK DonorLink” FAO: Christine Gunter, UKDL, Hollyshaw House, 2 Hollyshaw Lane, Leeds. LS15 7BD
If you are a UK Taxpayer, please remember that if you Gift Aid (by clicking here or on the logo below) your donation, it will be worth 25% more.
Thank you
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Urgent plea for UK DonorLink funding!
UK DonorLink (UKDL) was originally set up as a pilot project with a grant from the Department of Health.
The DoH will cease to fund the project from October and we urgently need to find new ways of funding our valuable work , including donations from individuals and grant making bodies.
If you value the work of UKDL and can help us in any way, please make a donation today.
You can send us a cheque made payable to “UK DonorLink” FAO: Christine Gunter, UKDL, Hollyshaw House, 2 Hollyshaw Lane, Leeds. LS15 7BD
If you are a UK Taxpayer, please remember that if you Gift Ai(by clicking here or on the logo below) your donation, it will be worth 25% more.
Thank you
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ABOUT UKDL
UK DonorLink has been funded by the UK Department of Health since its launch in 2004.
The register is currently managed by After Adoption Yorkshire (AAY). They are a specialist independent registered charity that offers information, advice, counselling, support and training to people whose lives have been affected by adoption. They also have staff with experience and knowledge of donor conception issues.
UK DonorLink has a dedicated team within AAY, committed to developing a service that is shaped by the needs of donor-conceived people and their families as well as by donors and their relatives. Confidentiality and sensitivity to the very personal nature of enquiries is a priority for the service.
UKDL staff working on the project are supported by a small Advisory Group consisting of people with relevant professional experience along with representatives from a Registrants Panel including donor-conceived adults and donors. One place is also reserved for the parent of a donor-conceived child.
We are especially concerned to ensure that people whose lives are directly touched by donor-assisted conception are both informed and able to make their views known to the register.
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REGISTRANTS PANEL
UKDL has an active Registrants Panel which meets regularly with the UKDL Staff and Adviser. The next meeting is scheduled for 31st May 2012 in London.
The Registrants Panel is open to all Registrants - donor-conceived adults and donors.
If you are a UKDL Registrant and would like to attend future meetings, become involved with the Registrants Panel or simply want more information please contact a member of staff at UKDL on
info@ukdonorlink.org.uk or telephone 0113 2641631.
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