Policy
Policy developments shape the legal, operational, and ethical landscape of the UK funeral profession, influencing everything from pricing transparency and environmental standards to licensing and bereavement care. Funeral Service Times provides expert coverage of policy issues affecting funeral directors, crematoria, cemeteries, and related service providers, including government consultations, sector regulation, guidance from professional bodies, and public health directives. Reporting supports professionals in understanding, anticipating, and responding to changes in policy that impact the delivery of funeral services across the UK.
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Mar- 2020 -17 MarchBusiness
NAFD set to meet with government officials amid Covid-19 outbreak
Funeral directors are expected to meet Whitehall officials today (17 March) to develop contingency plans amid the recent outbreak of…
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11 MarchBusiness Bites
Banks to help us all out with coronavirus fallout
Once again the business pages on all major news outlets are pretty much dominated by the developing story of coronavirus…
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9 MarchBusiness
Michael Fogg Funeral Directors opens knife drop-off point
Sheffield-based funeral business, Michael Fogg Family Funeral Directors, has pledged to turn his business into an anonymous knife-drop off point,…
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6 MarchBusiness Bites
Flybe’s pensions in doubt; Poorest 20% no better off than before, 1m Virgin customers on unsecured database
Flybe’s pension pot for 1,350 current and former workers is at risk, as the fallout from one of the first…
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Jan- 2020 -16 JanuaryPeople
LifeArt UK appoints Simon Rothwell as new director
LifeArt UK has appointed former CEO, Simon Rothwell, as its new environmental and corporate affairs director. Rothwell’s new role is…
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14 JanuaryBusiness Bites
Javid mulls three-year passenger duty holiday for Flybe
Things are not looking rosy for low-cost airline, Flybe, but the chancellor Sajid Javid may have some proposals that save it from…
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13 JanuaryBusiness Bites
Why the debate over Huawei? Just hold off if there’s reason to worry
A debate has been bubbling away in government for the last few years about the safety of using telecoms kit…
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Dec- 2019 -20 DecemberBusiness Bites
Finally, a government addressing the business rates fiasco
Regardless of your political colours, small businesses up and down the land will be pleased to hear of at least…
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Sep- 2019 -5 SeptemberFeatures
Regulatory scrutiny of the funeral market
Both HM Treasury and the CMA are currently investigating the funerals sector. HMT has been looking into the pre-paid funerals…
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5 SeptemberBusiness
Bath University to host conference on death, dying and disposal
Over 250 academics, policy-makers and practitioners will come together at the University of Bath in early September for the 14th…
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