The Right Honourable David Heath CBE, former Deputy Leader of the House of Commons and Minister of State in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, has been appointed Chair of the Independent Funeral Standards Organisation (IFSO) – the new independent regulatory body being set up by the National Association of Funeral Directors. IFSO…
While the NAFD wholeheartedly agrees with the CMA over the importance of ALL funeral firms putting clear and transparent pricing information online, the CMA has yet to finalise what it wants funeral firms to publish in terms of their pricing…
It’s unusual for an influential organisation like Which? to publish something so inaccurate and alarmist. Funeral directors aren’t making costs clear enough – Which? News While the NAFD wholeheartedly agrees with the CMA over the importance of ALL funeral firms putting clear and transparent pricing information online, the CMA has yet to finalise what it…
The Government has today (3 May 2021) announced that the legal limit of 30 mourners for a funeral in England will be removed as part of Step 3 of the roadmap (currently expected to take place from 17 May). Instead, the number of people who can attend a funeral will be determined by how many…
With new evidence of the vaccines’ efficacy in preventing transmission and increasing social contact in other parts of society, the National Association of Funeral Directors has told Government that would like to see some pragmatism come in to the guidance for funerals on 17 May to ease the pain of bereaved people. Our view is…
