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Leading funeral organisations offer advice on limiting attendance at funerals

A group of seven organisations representing the funeral, burial and cremation sector has issued joint guidance on the number of…

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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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Scottish Government welcomes funeral support payment increase

The Scottish Government has announced it will match the ‘other expenses’ funeral benefit with the rest of the UK, increasing…

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SAIF launches new helpline in partnership with Rowland Brothers

Members of the National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors (SAIF) has announced its new helpline providing advice on…

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SAIF claim SunLife Cost of Dying report is’ ‘seriously flawed’

Independent funeral directors have argued that recent research on funeral prices by SunLife is “seriously flawed” and has potentially overstated…

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#FuneralSelfies: Disrespectful or part of the grieving process?

Being on your phone and taking pictures have been named two of the “rudest” things you can do at a…

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Coles Funeral Directors named Funeral Planner of the Year

Coles Funeral Directors of Cardiff  has been named as the ‘Funeral Planner of the Year’ in south Wales and as…

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SAIF praises new industry report on funerals

SAIF has “welcomed” the findings of a new national study into funerals which has revealed five significant factors important to…

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Industry viewpoint – Social Funeral Fund / Funeral Poverty

Back in 2011/12 we wrote and received many letters from them the minister in charge of the DWP Iain Duncan…

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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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