Tag Archive: regulation
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February 2019
Environmentally friendly burials, the SAIF AGM countdown, the CMA investigation into funeral planning, and Trust growth rates for 2019/20,
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Ashes: what’s the legal position? (Part 2)
To see part 1 of Dr Conway’s feature on ashes, click here. With cremation, what happens at the crematorium is… Read more >
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Price transparency: the case is clear
The weight of evidence that Independents have maintained low pricing compared to larger chains seems to be growing by the… Read more >
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CMA consults on market investigation
The Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) published its interim report into the at-need funeral market on 29 November, recognising that,… Read more >
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Formaldehyde restricted across Europe
The UK funeral profession has three years to seek alternatives to formaldehyde or change how it approaches viewing the deceased,… Read more >
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CMA announces full funerals investigation
The Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) has used its interim report to announce it will consult on a full probe… Read more >
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“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 >
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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 >