Ban on paying surrogates ‘should end’

 A ban on paying surrogate mothers is outdated and should be lifted, the former head of the family court has said.

Sir James Munby said society and the traditional concept of family had changed. Surrogacy is not illegal in the UK, but women can only receive “reasonable expenses,” typically between £12,000 and £18,000.

Sir James, 70, the most senior family judge until his retirement in July, told The Mail on Sunday: “It’s probably better to face up to reality and move to a proper system of regulation rather than prohibition.”