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- 2016 -27 MayCurrent Affairs
Proposed changes to the death certification process in England and Wales
The Department of Health has been seeking views on proposed changes to the death certification process in England and Wales.…
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27 MayCurrent Affairs
Cambridgeshire to open its first digital autopsy facility
Cambridgeshire will soon welcome a Digital Autopsy Facility (DAF). It will offer non-invasive post mortems to bereaved families across Cambridgeshire…
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6 MayCurrent Affairs
East of England Co-op Funeral Services supports ‘The Big Conversation’
East of England Co-op Funeral Services will be supporting Dying Matters Awareness Week from May 9 – 15. The theme…
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Mar- 2016 -18 MarchCurrent Affairs
Small business confidence at lowest level in three years
A new survey by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has shown small business confidence was at the lowest level…
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11 MarchCurrent Affairs
Reforms proposed to death certification process
Yesterday, the Department of Health launched a consultation on its proposed reforms to the death certification process. The suggested changes…
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Oct- 2015 -28 OctoberEvents
London’s Month of the Dead
This month, Londoners are confronting their own mortality while exploring the capital’s shadowy corners. The ‘Month of the Dead’ was arranged…
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Sep- 2015 -17 SeptemberCurrent Affairs
UK GDP growth has increased in the second quarter
The UK recovery is well underway with gross domestic product (GDP) per head increasing after seven years according to…
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17 SeptemberEvents
Child Funeral Charity celebrates first birthday
The Child Funeral Charity (CFC) marked its recent one year anniversary with an educational seminar entitled Death and Funerals in…
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17 SeptemberEvents
Good Funeral Awards’ winners announced
The winners of this year’s Good Funeral Awards were announced on September 5 2015 on King Alfred Campus at the University…
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Nov- 2014 -20 November
Independent Price Comparison Website
Families are now able to compare Funeral Directors’ prices at the click of a button, thanks to newly launched independent…
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