Licensing
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Feb- 2024 -8 FebruaryFuneral Plans
Planning application submitted for pet crematorium in Llandeilo
James Wylde of FleurFauna has submitted a planning application to Carmarthenshire County Council for a “low capacity incinerator” on land…
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Sep- 2023 -4 SeptemberTrade Organisations
NAFD Scotland welcomes gov’s funeral sector consultation
NAFD Scotland president, Mark Shaw, has welcomed the Scottish government’s public consultations into important matters affecting the future of the…
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Aug- 2022 -3 AugustPeople
NAFD welcomes appointment of Natalie McKail as IFSO chair
Natalie McKail, the former Inspector of Funeral Directors in Scotland, has been appointed to succeed the Rt. Hon. David Heath…
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Aug- 2019 -29 AugustBusiness
SAIF welcomes Scottish Government’s announcement on licensing
SAIF has welcomed the recent announcement by the Scottish Government on the introduction of a ‘progressive licensing’ scheme by the…
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Sep- 2018 -3 SeptemberCurrent Affairs
Leaking fluids and body mix ups revealed in new funeral report
Natalie McKail, the Scottish government’s first ever inspector of funeral directors, has revealed examples of bad practice discovered through inspections…
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Apr- 2018 -20 AprilCurrent Affairs
Birmingham mortuaries will run out of space in 10 years, councillor says
Birmingham’s mortuary service will not have the capacity to store any bodies in 10 year’s time, a councillor has warned.…
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May- 2017 -3 MayCurrent Affairs
First ever Inspector of Funeral Directors announced
The Scottish Government has appointed Scotland’s first ever Inspector of Funeral Directors. Natalie McKail, who will take up post in…
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Mar- 2017 -31 MarchCurrent Affairs
Funeral directors to discuss implications of burial and cremation bill passed by Scottish Parliament
Scottish funeral directors will soon be meeting to discuss the ways in which upcoming regulation of the funeral sector may…
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May- 2014 -8 May
Woman campaigns for stricter licensing for FD’s
A woman from Sunderland has launched an online petition to change the regulations in the funeral industry so that funeral…
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