English surrogacy law has its roots in the 1980s. In 1985, the ‘baby Cotton’ case (involving surrogate mother Kim Cotton who had been paid £6,500 to carry a child through surrogacy) prompted Parliament to implement the Surrogacy Arrangements Act 1985. The Surrogacy Arrangements Act 1985 prohibits the entering into or negotiating of a surrogacy arrangement on a commercial basis. It also states that surrogacy agreements entered into are unenforceable in the UK. It is a criminal offence in the UK to advertise that you are looking for a surrogate mother, you are willing to act as a surrogate mother, or you are a third party willing to facilitate the making of a surrogacy arrangement.