Current Affairs
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Oct- 2024 -1 October
Mepal Crem scheme hangs in the balance amid hidden rising costs
East Cambridgeshire District Council may be forced to cut back on the £9m construction cost of its Mepal Crematorium project,…
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Aug- 2024 -15 August
Lincoln Crematorium undergoes ‘urgent’ FBCA inspection
The City of Lincoln Council has commissioned an “urgent” inspection of Lincoln Crematorium by the Federation of Burial and Cremation…
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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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