Tag Archive: Scotland
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Standing up to cancer
Last year’s national Funeral Planner of the Year winner is hoping she can bring some luck to four of her… Read more >
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Scottish repatriation
Following some recent cases, the Death Certification Review Service (DCRS) in Scotland has requested a message is communicated regarding a… Read more >
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Taking in the full picture
Recent days have seen another flurry of output by the regulators and Government departments currently poring over the funeral sector…. Read more >
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SAIF welcomes cost guidance
Following extensive consultation, the Scottish Government has published its Guidance on Funeral Costs, covering transparency of pricing, clarity in estimates… Read more >
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Good Death Week 2019
Wednesday 15 May saw MSPs from across the political divide join funeral directors, charities, policymakers and academics to mark Good… Read more >
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New Scottish ‘A Forms’
Changes to cremation forms in Scotland come into effect this month. Here Jim Brodie, of the SAIF Scottish Government Liaison… Read more >
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Scottish SAIF AGM 2019
The Scottish SAIF AGM evening was held on 21 February at McDiarmid Park, Perth, the home of St Johnstone FC…. Read more >
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Affordable package to “empower families”
West Lothian funeral director Jim Brodie has won support from Independents and corporate providers alike for a new affordable funeral… 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 >