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<p>The United Kingdom strongly supports the core aims of the Council of Europe Convention
Against Trafficking in Human Organs and meets these through existing legislation which
sets out that in the UK valid consent must always be received before an organ transplant
proceeds and that no organ transplant may take place for financial gain. The convention
has not yet been ratified and further detailed work would be required before this
could take place. This would be to ensure that our domestic law and practice, including
in the devolved administrations, meets the procedural and other requirements of the
convention.</p>
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