The NAFD welcomes the announcement by HM Treasury (1 June 2019) that it intends to introduce statutory regulation to the funeral planning market. Around 200,000 funeral plans are bought by consumers each year and, given the negative impact of poorly sold funeral plans...
The NAFD has welcomed news that the Competition and Markets Authority intends to hold a full market investigation into the effectiveness of competition in the funerals sector. You can read the information they have published today (28 March) by clicking here. The NAFD...
In a submission to the Competition and Markets Authority’s consultation on the scope of a funerals market investigation, the National Association of Funeral Directors has confirmed that, while it is pleased that the CMA is considering extending the scope to include...
The NAFD is pleased to see the Competition and Markets Authority is consulting on whether a potential market investigation into the funeral sector should include services “supplied by funeral directors in the United Kingdom arising from the redemption of...
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...
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...
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...
In December, the NAFD met with the Competition and Markets Authority to discuss publication of the CMA’s interim report and its consultation on the launch of a full market investigation. The NAFD reiterated in the meeting that the Association and its members would...
The National Association of Funeral Directors has welcomed publication of the Competition and Markets Authority’s interim report this morning, following its initial study of the funeral sector. As a building block to understanding how funeral firms of all shapes and...
Visiting a deceased loved one in the chapel of rest can understandably be a distressing experience for some people. However it can also be comforting, and it is proven to be an important part of the grieving process. Even with refrigeration, the human body will begin...
The NAFD has welcomed the results of new research by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) highlighting that the overwhelming priority when choosing a funeral was to follow the wishes of the deceased person. Funeral directors were chosen on locality and previous...
Funeral plans can play an important role to play in terms of helping people to plan for and off-set the cost of their funeral, removing some of the uncertainty and distress for families by ensuring they know that they are arranging the funeral that their loved one...
The NAFD welcomes anything which helps the funeral profession to provide the best possible care for bereaved families. A new report, commissioned by Dignity, makes a useful contribution to the wider debate about how we make certain that all funeral directors can be...
Despite the frenzy led by some politicians over funeral poverty, the number of people unable to afford a funeral has not grown in two years, according to YouGov research. The new survey revealed that 12% of people surveyed said they had no means of paying for a...
Following the written statement today (11 June 2018) by Lord O’Shaughnessy, Minister at the Department of Health, outlining the Government’s long-awaited response to the 2016 consultation into death certification procedures, Past President Nigel Lymn Rose...
The NAFD has welcomed the announcements, this morning, of a HM Treasury consultation regarding changes to the regulation of pre-paid funeral plans and a Competition & Markets Authority investigation into whether the information provided by funeral directors on...
Today (26 April 2018), the NAFD welcomed the second Fairer Finance report into how the sale of funeral plans should be regulated, having been involved in shaping its findings, and set out the Association’s preferred options for the future regulation of the sector. In...
The Scottish Parliament has signalled the first step to fairness, voting to introduce index-linked funeral payments, signalling a major step forward in the fight to help bereaved families. The NAFD, which has been campaigning strongly for the move at Holyrood and...
A new report, highlighted in today’s Daily Mail (How cheap funeral plans flogged online leave families facing a nasty bill), has highlighted concerns, shared by the National Association of Funeral Directors, about the pressure selling tactics of sales agents...
The NAFD has appointed Graham Lymn as interim Chief Executive Officer. Graham is a former NAFD National President, with six years’ experience serving on the Association’s Executive Committee and, prior to that, he served as President of the Funeral Standards Council...
