The NAFD has appointed a new Chief Executive Officer, Mandie Lavin. Mandie is a qualified nurse and barrister – a member of Middle Temple. She joins the Association today (6 September 2016) from her role as CEO of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives and brings with her significant experience of working in trade associations…
Responding to the sentencing of former funeral director Ms Alison Pople, for the theft of charitable donations, the NAFD said: “This was a criminal act, by an individual who repeatedly breached the trust placed in them and Ms Pople’s actions in no way reflect the high standards of the UK funeral profession. Our thoughts are…
The National Association of Funeral Directors has welcomed the Ministry of Justice response to the Cremation Regulations consultation and, in particular, the recommendation of a new statutory definition of ashes, as well as amendments to statutory cremation forms which will make sure that applicants’ wishes are explicit and clearly recorded before a cremation takes place.…
The National Association of Funeral Directors has today welcomed the Government’s response to the Work and Pensions Select Committee on Bereavement Benefits and remains committed to working with Government to reform the Social Fund Funeral Payment. The Social Fund Funeral Payment is there to support the 10% of bereaved people for whom any unexpected expenditure…
The National Association of Funeral Directors, which represents almost 4,000 UK funeral homes, has set out its concerns about the proposed changes of Death Certification in a response to the Department of Health consultation which closed overnight (15 June 2016). The NAFD’s response has been prepared in close consultation with the Society of Allied and…
Funerals are considerably cheaper than the public perceive, with bereaved families spending, on average, £1,100 less than Britons expect to, a major new survey into the British public’s perception of funerals and funeral directors has revealed. Families have spent, on average, £3,601 on a funeral in the last five years, nearly 30% cheaper than the…
