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Ashes: what’s the legal position?
When someone is buried, interment of the remains in the chosen gravesite is usually the end of the matter. With… Read more > -
Celebrating sucess: National Celebrant Awards
The first National Celebrant Awards were presented at the National Convention for Celebrants on 27 September at Kettering Conference Centre… Read more > -
Developing the SAIF Technology Task Group
April 2018 saw another pioneering work group launched, in the form of the SAIF Technology Task Group. The group consists… Read more > -
“What now for SAIF?”
It was during the investigation into the baby ashes scandal that Scottish Government Ministers finally acknowledged the funeral sector is… Read more > -
The call for regulation
“England, Wales and Northern Ireland should follow in Scotland’s footsteps and introduce regulation of the funeral profession” The statement above… Read more > -
Is the future of funeral directing in the classroom?
Working in the funeral profession isn’t something you get much information about in school. The occupation seems to be absent… Read more > -
A day for planning ahead
Members of SAIFCharter and people from across the UK funeral sector had an “informative, professional and transparent” AGM on Saturday… Read more > -
A night at the museum
Golden Charter’s Funeral Planner of the Year Awards took place on Saturday evening at the spectacular National Museum of Scotland… Read more > -
Medical Examiners under the microscope
“A work in progress.” That was how Dr Suzi Lishman, immediate past President from the Royal College of Pathologists (RCOP),… Read more > -
New education partnership
Education standards in the funeral profession are set to receive a boost thanks to a new strategic partnership between the… Read more >