The current system is ineffective

The regulations governing surrogacy are still inadequate and antiquated, despite the fact that more and more people are adopting it to establish families through UK surrogacy agencies Because commissioning parents must currently wait until the child is born, applying for a parental order can take some time Furthermore, this procedure fails to represent the reality of the kid's family life and interferes with the intended parents' ability to make decisions for the child in their care, in addition to leaving everyone in a state of limbo

In order to provide commissioning parents with extra protection, the Law Commission released a comprehensive report. It is recommended that parental orders be pre-authorized in order to give intending parents legal parent status at birth Because of the lack of regulation in the UK, it is difficult to control the surrogacy process, and the individuals involved, and ensure that standards remain high.

There is also a lack of transparency about surrogacy payments and the cost of surrogate mother in UK For instance, Section 3 of the SAA prohibits advertising, and Section 2(1) of the SAA restricts starting and participating in commercial surrogacy Only "reasonable expenditures" may be paid to the surrogate by the intended parents