Tag Archive: MSP
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Keeping standards high
The job funeral directors do is an important one. I know the industry in Scotland sets high standards of care… Read more >
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Join Golden Charter in Holyrood
Funeral directors are invited to a special reception at the Macdonald Holyrood Hotel on Wednesday 15 May to mark Good… Read more >
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Funeral expense assistance
The Social Security (Scotland) Bill will give the Scottish Government the powers to deliver 11 social security benefits worth about… Read more >
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July politics round-up
Funeral poverty on the agenda As election campaigning reached its end last month, ever increasing talk about funeral poverty, bereavement… Read more >
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Scotland’s first Inspector of Funeral Directors
Natalie McKail, who has past experience with the funeral profession through her role in Edinburgh City Council during the Mortonhall… Read more >
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Politics across the UK
New bereavement payment Northern Ireland launched its new bereavement payment this month, and the Department of Communities has published a… Read more >
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Politics in February
Bereavement support proposal A new Bereavement Support Payment is set to go into practice on Thursday 6 April, extending the… Read more >
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Scotland rules out organ donor incentives
The Scottish Government has ruled out incentivising organ donors through paying towards their funeral expenses, ahead of a consultation on… Read more >