Compliance
Compliance is a critical responsibility across the UK funeral profession, ensuring services meet legal, ethical, and regulatory standards. From price transparency and care of the deceased to facility operations, pre-paid plans, and environmental controls, adherence to compliance frameworks protects public trust and sector credibility. Funeral Service Times provides detailed coverage on compliance requirements, inspections, enforcement actions, best practice guidance, and evolving standards—equipping funeral professionals with the knowledge needed to operate responsibly and in line with sector expectations.
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Sep- 2021 -23 SeptemberBusiness
Westerleigh Group adopts FBCA environmental policy
Westerleigh Group has become the inaugural UK cremation authority to adopt the Federation of Burial and Cremation Authority’s (FBCA) environmental…
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Aug- 2021 -6 AugustTrade Organisations
Dignity holds meeting to reiterate regulator support
Dignity Funeral Directors has held a meeting with a range of industry body professionals to both reiterate the group’s support…
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Jul- 2021 -12 JulyLatest News
Pre-paid funeral plan trust regulation – assessing your options
Most operators of trust-based pre-paid funeral plans will be reappraising their operations this summer, with the publication last week of…
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Mar- 2021 -3 MarchBusiness
BDO calls for providers to take action ahead of pre-paid shake-up
Providers of pre-paid funeral plans “now have just months to prepare for a fundamental shake-up” of the industry after the…
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Dec- 2020 -7 DecemberBusiness
Pure Cremation welcomes stricter prepaid regulation
Pure Cremation, the direct cremation provider, has welcomed the news that pre-paid funeral sellers will be subject to tighter scrutiny…
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Jul- 2020 -13 JulyBusiness
Businesses must remain Covid-19 secure, warns HSE
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned businesses that they must ensure they are Covid-secure as lockdown measures ease…
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Feb- 2019 -13 FebruaryCurrent Affairs
NAFD confirms support for UK statutory regulation
Members of the National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD), across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, have given their backing to…
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Oct- 2018 -30 OctoberFuneral Plans
ICO fines firm £90k for nuisance funeral plan emails
The Information Commissioner has fined London-based marketing company, Boost Finance Ltd (BFL), a company responsible for millions of nuisance emails…
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Sep- 2018 -13 SeptemberFuneral Plans
Funeral plan regulation ‘takes effect’ as pre-need market slows
The pre-need funeral market has increased at its slowest rate since 2005, according to figures released by the Funeral Planning…
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Mar- 2018 -13 MarchCurrent Affairs
Revisions to stone memorial standards almost complete
The sub-committee of the British Standards Institution who are in charge of updating BS 8415, the standard for stone memorials,…
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