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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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Jul- 2017 -7 JulyCurrent Affairs
FPA releases response to Fairer Finance report
Graeme McAusland, CEO of the Funeral Planning Authority (FPA), has released a comment on the Fairer Finance report – Is the prepaid…
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Jun- 2017 -23 JuneCurrent Affairs
FPA moves to independent board structure
The Funeral Planning Authority (FPA) has announced significant constitutional changes, in a move intended to give it greater independence within…
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