21 Apr 2021
Is it time to review funeral restrictions?
In a comment to the Daily Mail, NAFD Chief Executive Jon Levett said today:
“Between now and 21 June, a further 80,000 families in England are likely to go through the trauma of losing a loved one and arranging a funeral service within the restrictions. The Government has sought to balance keeping vulnerable people safe with the needs of the bereaved, throughout the pandemic. However, now that the simple comfort of holding hands in care homes is permitted – and given the success of the vaccine programme and wide availability of testing – we would like the Government to reassess the restrictions at funerals, to minimise the ongoing suffering of bereaved people.”