Here are the key points funeral firms should be aware of ahead of tomorrow’s 1 April 2022 reporting deadline, as set out in the Competition and Markets Authority Funerals Market Order:
ALL FUNERAL FIRMS
Charitable donations, gifts and gratuities register
All funeral firms must ensure that their register is updated by tomorrow, 1 April 2022 to cover any payments made since the date on which the Order was made (16 June 2021) up to 31 March 2022. It must be displayed in branch and on your website.
Check your posters and website are up to date
Under the Order, funeral firms have 15 working days to update their posters and websites with updated pricing information, once notified of a change. Ahead of tomorrow’s 1 April general reporting deadline, this would be a good time to check that your posters and websites are accurate – if you haven’t already done so.
ADDITIONAL: FIRMS WITH FIVE OR MORE BRANCHES
Reporting requirements
Under Articles 9 and 10 of the Funerals Market Investigation Order, on 1 April 2022 funeral directors operating from five or more branches must supply the Competition and Markets Authority with specified reporting information, as follows:
– five or more branches
The total number of funerals you have arranged in the six-month period 1 September 2021 – 28 February 2022.
The total revenue (excluding disbursements) gained from the provision of Funeral Director Services in the six-month period 1 September 2021 – 28 February 2022.
– ten or more branches
The total number of funerals and total revenue (excluding disbursements) gained from the provision of Funeral Director Services, that you have arranged in the six-month period 1 September 2021 – 28 February 2022, disaggregated to show the totals for:
- CMA Attended Funerals
- any other Attended Funerals supplied by the Funeral Director
- CMA Unattended Funerals; and
- any other Unattended Funerals supplied by the Funeral Director
The information set out in Articles 9 and 10 must be provided separately for each branch and in aggregate form for all branches as set out in Part A of Schedule 2.
It must be provided by email to [email protected] with the email titled ‘Funerals Order – information required by the CMA’.