Current Affairs
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May- 2024 -30 May
Worthing Crem switches to hydrogen energy for world-leading trial
Worthing Crematorium has become the first in the world to trial a switch to cleaner, greener hydrogen energy. Known as…
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Apr- 2024 -29 April
NAFD welcomes chief coroner’s report addressing case delays
The NAFD has welcomed chief coroner Thomas Teague’s annual report to the Lord Chancellor for 2023, as it placed emphasis…
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16 April
Statutory Medical Examiner System to be enforced on 9 September
The parliamentary under secretary of state in the department for health and social care, Maria Caufield, has this week confirmed…
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15 April
Govt pledges £2m in support of families affected by Legacy case
The government has announced a £2m fund to support the families affected by the investigation of Legacy Independent Funeral Directors…
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Mar- 2024 -14 March
MoJ delays Medical Examiner System for second time
The Ministry of Justice has confirmed that the statutory Medical Examiner System will not come into force in the first…
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Feb- 2024 -27 February
Scottish govt approves code of practice for funeral directors
The Scottish government has approved an official statutory code of practice for funeral directors, signalling the first major step in…
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Jan- 2024 -25 January
2023 deaths rise for first time since Covid, Final Duties finds
The number of annual deaths in England and Wales rose for the first time since the pandemic in 2023, according…
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22 January
Highgate Cemetery launches £18m conservation project
Highgate Cemetery has launched ‘Unlocking Highgate Cemetery’ after it received £18m from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. The seven-year, £18m…
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Dec- 2023 -14 December
NAFD excludes Dale and Sons until October 2028
The National Association of Funeral Directors has made the decision to exclude Dale and Sons Funeral Directors in Denham, Uxbridge,…
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13 December
Co-op Funeralcare calls on govt for better bereavement support
Co-op Funeralcare has written to the Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition to implement the UK Bereavement’s Commission’s recommendations…
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