Competition and Markets Authority
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Jan- 2025 -16 JanuaryFuneral Plans
SAIF urges SunLife to clarify ‘simple funeral’ definition amid latest report
The National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors (SAIF) has called on SunLife to issue a clarification on the…
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Feb- 2024 -14 FebruaryEconomy
Distinct Cremations welcomes CMA efforts to keep sector prices low
Distinct Cremations has welcomed the Competition and Markets Authority’s efforts to keep funeral costs low for the benefit of bereaved…
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Feb- 2023 -17 FebruaryEconomy
Funeral prices decline since CMA review
The price of the average funeral is now 2.5% cheaper than it was a year ago, costing around £3,900, according…
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Dec- 2022 -22 DecemberBusiness
Firms sign deal to help independents fight back against direct cremators
SAIF, Westerleigh Group and Distinct Cremations have reached a landmark agreement to give independent funeral directors the ability to better…
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Apr- 2022 -6 AprilTrade Organisations
SAIF elects Jo Parker as its new president
SAIF, the UK funeral trade association, has elected Jo Parker of Abbey Funeral Services in Tonbridge as its new president…
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Nov- 2021 -11 NovemberBusiness
E. Peart joins Funeral Partners
Funeral Partners has announced that E. Peart Funeral Directors has joined the group to focus on serving its local community…
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Sep- 2021 -16 SeptemberBusiness
CMA confirms new funeral directors pricing rules
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced new rules which will require all UK funeral directors to make pricing…
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Jul- 2021 -19 JulyTrade Organisations
NAFD welcomes CMA funerals market order
The National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD) has welcomed the publication of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA’s) funerals market…
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Jun- 2021 -16 JuneTrade Organisations
CMA order to tackle funeral directors’ hidden prices
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has issued an order for funeral directors and crematorium operators to make prices clearer…
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May- 2021 -21 MayCurrent Affairs
Funeral directors ‘not disclosing’ service prices, says Which?
Funeral directors in the UK are not transparently disclosing the price of their services, according to new research from Which?…
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