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Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [HL]

My Lords, where children are involved in organ transplants in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, the Human Tissue Act requires that the Human Tissue Authority must approve any transplants involving organs from living donors. This would mean that, prior to any transplant taking place, the Human Tissue Authority would have to consider the individual circumstances. Where children are involved, the panel making the decisions should consist of no fewer than three members of the Human Tissue Authority. The code of practice of the Human Tissue Authority advises that before the removal of a solid organ from a child, whether competent or not, it is good practice for court approval to be obtained.