England
England is home to the majority of the UK funeral sector’s infrastructure, regulatory bodies, and service providers, making it a central focus for funeral professionals nationwide. Funeral Service Times reports on developments across England’s funeral landscape, including local authority activity, crematoria and cemetery management, regional business news, regulatory changes, service trends, and operational challenges specific to English regions. Coverage supports funeral directors, arrangers, crematoria staff, and suppliers with geographically relevant insight into policy shifts, investment, and practice within the English context.
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May- 2020 -26 MayCoronavirus
Crematoria chapels for funeral services to reopen in Leeds next month
Leeds City Council has announced all crematoria chapels, including all burial chapels for funeral services managed by the council will…
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11 MayCoronavirus
MP’s appeal to relax funeral measures ‘careless and unhelpful, says Pure Cremation
Pure Cremation has branded MP’s concern that ‘the wishes of the deceased and bereaved are not being fulfilled with a…
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Apr- 2020 -30 AprilCoronavirus
Funeral providers face shortages of PPE equipment as demand rises
Funeral providers in the UK fear they are close to running out of body bags and other PPE equipment needed…
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27 AprilBusiness Bites
Lockdown to persist says Johnson, clergy weigh in on behaviour of corona-corporations
The PM is back at his desk and says the lockdown must continue for the foreseeable future, and it would…
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20 AprilCoronavirus
Government sets out plans to ensure bereaved families can attend funerals during pandemic
Local Government Minister Simon Clarke has written to all councils in England to ensure that family members can attend the…
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20 AprilCoronavirus
PHE issues further guidance for safe management of funerals
Public Health England (PHE) has issued further guidance for those managing or organising funerals during the coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic. The…
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6 AprilEconomy
PHE offers advice for safe funerals after discussions with faith leaders
Public Health England has published new guidance to ensure funerals are conducted safely after consulting with faith leaders. The new…
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Mar- 2020 -31 MarchBusiness
DMAG urges Public Health England to act now over missing PPE guidance
The Deceased Management Advisory Group (DMAG) has written to the chief executive of Public Health England expressing its “extreme concern”…
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25 MarchBusiness
Government adds celebrants to list of ‘key workers’
Celebrants across the UK have now been included in the official list of ‘key workers’, which has been drawn up…
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19 MarchFeatures
What will the spread of coronavirus mean for businesses?
The serious health concerns brought about by the coronavirus outbreak (officially Covid-19) have been well documented, as nations impose travel…
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