Current Affairs
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Apr- 2021 -23 April
Funeral directors call for end to Covid funeral curbs
Funeral directors in the UK are currently expecting an extra 80,000 creations and burials to fall under existing Covid-19 funeral…
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7 April
Gov praises ‘unsung heroes’ in funeral industry following CMA report
The UK government has praised the funeral industry’s “unsung heroes” following the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)’s investigation into the…
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Mar- 2020 -10 March
IAFD advises victims of Covid-19 to be put to rest immediately, without funeral service
People who die from coronavirus should be buried or cremated immediately without a funeral service, according to recommendations made by…
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Jan- 2020 -2 January
Fire breaks out at Plymouth crematorium
Funerals must be rearranged following the outbreak of a fire at a Plymouth crematorium. Some 22 firefighters were called to…
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Sep- 2019 -13 September
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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10 September
New funeral benefit to launch in Scotland
A new benefit providing help for people on low incomes to meet the costs of a funeral will be available…
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5 September
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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Jul- 2019 -1 July
AOIC responds to £200 cremation fine
The Association of Independent Celebrants (AOIC) has made a statement after two grieving sisters were fined £200 by the Grimsby…
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1 July
Bereaved parents spared children’s burial and cremation costs
Families grieving the loss of a child will no longer have to meet the costs of their burial or cremation,…
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Jun- 2019 -27 June
Former priest avoids jail over funeral fraud
Former priest Andrew Hawthorne has been given a two year suspended sentence for fraud in relation to funeral fees which…
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