Tag Archive: Government
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Preparing for new licensing legislation
Following the launch of a Scottish Government public consultation in August on a proposed funeral director licensing scheme for Scotland,… Read more >
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Medical Examiner update
Along with many of you, I have been following the gradual introduction of the new Medical Examiner process for scrutiny… Read more >
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Take the lead: Education Sessions
Following on from the success of the SAIF Belfast Funeral Education Sessions, SAIF Scotland will be hosting the first Scottish… Read more >
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Suicide and self-harm prevention
Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) has published a briefing on suicide and self-harm in Scotland, noting the Government is likely… Read more >
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Bereavement on the agenda
Patricia Gibson MP has become the latest politician to promote changes to bereavement legislation, introducing her Bereavement (Leave and Pay)… Read more >
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MP: Appointed representative approach ‘proportionate’
The UK Government “will continue to work closely with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to ensure that the implementation of… Read more >
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Climate emergency: how to help
In March, SAIF CEO Terry Tennens wrote to Lord Callanan, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Business,… Read more >
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COVID-19: SAIF’s response
When the effects of COVID-19 began to strike the UK in March 2020, confusion reigned. With no previous outbreak on… Read more >
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An interview with the inspectors
The CMA recently gave the UK, Welsh and Northern Irish Governments 90 days to consider its recommendation to establish a… Read more >
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Vaccine access clarified
On 21 January, the UK Government’s Joint Committee of Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) published its provisional recommendations for the coronavirus… Read more >