NAFD First Vice President Jeremy Field was interviewed for BBC Breakfast this morning on the lack of proper Government support for those struggling to pay for the funeral of a loved one. The Association has welcomed the news today (1 December 2015) of a Work and Pensions Select Committee inquiry into bereavement benefits including the…
The Chief Coroner, His Honour Judge Peter Thornton QC, addressed the NAFD’s autumn meeting at the end of last week on his work to reform the coronial service, and proposed changes to the way funeral directors and coroners work together. The Chief Coroner highlighted his work to establish national standards in what remains an essentially…
The National Association of Funeral Directors welcomes the Royal London Funeral Costs Index as a valuable contribution to the ongoing debate about the changing nature and cost of dying in the UK. The report highlights that the rising cost of a funeral can be attributed to many factors including the increasing scarcity of burial plots…
Today, 11 September 2015, Alan Slater MBE retires as Chief Executive Officer of the National Association of Funeral Directors having served the profession for more than sixteen years. Alan has built successful cross party political groups, secured alliances with like-minded organisations and even reached out, on many occasions, to rival representational bodies in the sector…
Dominic Maguire, of the National Association of Funeral Directors, which represents over 80% of funeral directors in the UK, said that the BBC figures highlighted how bereaved families were continuing to be hit in the pocket by disbursement costs levied by local authorities. He said: “We are extremely concerned about the rising cost of disbursements,…
Members of the National Association of Funeral Directors in Scotland, as in other parts of the UK, have made provision for the increase in obesity in the UK by investing in equipment such as rise and fall decks in funeral vehicles, bariatric stretchers, larger-size mortuary refrigerators, appropriate training for staff and dedicated lifting equipment. Their…
