1 October, 2019Chief Executive Viewpoint – March 2019 We are waiting with bated breath on the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) decision as to whether it will conduct a market investigation, following the consultation on its funerals market study, published in November 2018. The smart money is on a MIR taking place and, at NAFD…
Members of the National Association of Funeral Directors, across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, have given their backing to tighter regulation of the funeral profession that will help them demonstrate the high quality and standards of care they offer to bereaved families and root out bad practice within the sector. Almost 90%, from smallest independent…
In January, following Freedom of Information Requests to local councils, Royal London revealed that above-inflation increases in local authority cremation and burial fees has generated profits of almost £100 million for councils in the last year, with an average profit margin of more than 43%. According to a report which appeared in The Times, if…
With effect from 16 February 2019, the issue of all death registration certificates, by the General Register Office (GRO), in England and Wales will incur a new fee of £11, regardless of when the registration took place. This replaces the previous fees of £4, £7 and £10. The General Register Office is part of Her…
8 January, 2019Sky high memorials offer families new choices The sky’s the limit for a growing number of families, who are choosing fireworks and spaceflight for sending ashes into orbit for their final goodbye, in the search for ever-more imaginative and personalised ways to mark the life of a loved one. Sending ashes into orbit…
8 January, 2019A record year for student achievement More than 70 graduates of the NAFD Diploma in Funeral Arranging & Administration, Diploma in Funeral Directing and Certificate in Education gathered with friends and family at Birmingham City University, in December, to receive their awards and celebrate their achievements. It was the Association’s largest-ever cohort of…
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1 October, 2019Chief Executive Viewpoint – March 2019 We are waiting with bated breath on the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) decision as to whether it will conduct a market investigation, following the consultation on its funerals market study, published in November 2018. The smart money is on a MIR taking place and, at NAFD…
Members of the National Association of Funeral Directors, across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, have given their backing to tighter regulation of the funeral profession that will help them demonstrate the high quality and standards of care they offer to bereaved families and root out bad practice within the sector. Almost 90%, from smallest independent…
In January, following Freedom of Information Requests to local councils, Royal London revealed that above-inflation increases in local authority cremation and burial fees has generated profits of almost £100 million for councils in the last year, with an average profit margin of more than 43%. According to a report which appeared in The Times, if…
With effect from 16 February 2019, the issue of all death registration certificates, by the General Register Office (GRO), in England and Wales will incur a new fee of £11, regardless of when the registration took place. This replaces the previous fees of £4, £7 and £10. The General Register Office is part of Her…
8 January, 2019Sky high memorials offer families new choices The sky’s the limit for a growing number of families, who are choosing fireworks and spaceflight for sending ashes into orbit for their final goodbye, in the search for ever-more imaginative and personalised ways to mark the life of a loved one. Sending ashes into orbit…
8 January, 2019A record year for student achievement More than 70 graduates of the NAFD Diploma in Funeral Arranging & Administration, Diploma in Funeral Directing and Certificate in Education gathered with friends and family at Birmingham City University, in December, to receive their awards and celebrate their achievements. It was the Association’s largest-ever cohort of…
