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Westerleigh crematoria to host Father’s Day remembrance events

Westerleigh crematoria to host Father’s Day remembrance events

A.W. Lymn appoints first memorial parks manager

A.W. Lymn appoints first memorial parks manager

Veloria Funeral Services officially opens in Burnley

Veloria Funeral Services officially opens in Burnley

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Government policy, legislation, and public sector decisions have a direct impact on the funeral profession in the UK, from regulation of funeral pricing and crematoria operations to public health guidance and licensing frameworks. This tag covers how national and local government bodies shape the operating environment for funeral directors, crematoria, cemetery managers, and associated professionals. Funeral Service Times reports on consultations, new legislation, regulatory changes, funding programmes, and official statements, providing clear and relevant analysis to help sector professionals stay informed, compliant, and prepared for policy developments that affect their work and responsibilities.

Government

Government policy, legislation, and public sector decisions have a direct impact on the funeral profession in the UK, from regulation of funeral pricing and crematoria operations to public health guidance and licensing frameworks. This tag covers how national and local government bodies shape the operating environment for funeral directors, crematoria, cemetery managers, and associated professionals. Funeral Service Times reports on consultations, new legislation, regulatory changes, funding programmes, and official statements, providing clear and relevant analysis to help sector professionals stay informed, compliant, and prepared for policy developments that affect their work and responsibilities.

Budget could spark changes in the funeral industry

On July 8, the Government unveiled the first purely Conservative Budget for 19 years.…

Tax Freedom Day: The average Briton ‘works for 150 days a year’ just to pay their taxes

The average British citizen works for 150 days of the year solely to pay their taxes,…

New ‘Guide to Coroner Services’ aimed at the bereaved

The bereaved will be put “at the heart of the coroner system”, Justice Minister Simon Hughes…

Councils introduce ‘death tax’

Suffolk Coastal District Council has raised the cost of a 25-year burial plot by almost…

Deceased Online adds military burial records from The National Archives

Deceased Online has added thousands of military burial records sourced from The National Archives. 

Business confidence in local councils low, research suggests

Small firms are finding it difficult to get enthused by the Local Government Finance Act…

Reuse of graves in Suffolk “needed” say experts

Experts have called for the reuse of graves in Suffolk to prevent the county running out of…

‘Paupers’ funerals’ reach record levels in Leeds

The number of public health funerals in one of the UK’s biggest cities has risen to record…

Memorial service held for Ned Kelly

Descendants of Australian outlaw Ned Kelly have commemorated him at a memorial service, 133…

94-year-old Japanese man cashes funeral fund to run in election

A Japanese nonagenarian has cashed in his funeral savings to use as an election deposit…
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