ɔːlðˈoʊ ɪt nˈɛvɚ kˈæɹid ˈaʊt tɹˈiːtmənts ˌʌndɚ ðə hjˈuːmən fˌɜːɾɪləzˈeɪʃən ænd ˌɛmbɹɪˈɑːlədʒi ˈækt, ðə bˈiːpˈæs hˈɛld ɐ stˈoːɹɪdʒ lˈaɪsəns ʌntˈɪl ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən.
Although it never carried out treatments under the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act, the BPAS held a storage licence until the end of 1997.